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1889. Electric Light - General (D-89-33)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
electric lighting and power. Included are letters pertaining to the incandescent
lamp, the alternating current controversy, and electrocution experiments
conducted by Harold P. Brown, a New York electrical engineer. There are
also documents concerning lamp tests conducted by the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad and by the Niagara River Hydraulic Tunnel Co., which was
established to develop a hydroelectric power system in Buffalo, N.Y. Edison
advised the company about the construction of central stations and about a
direct-current distribution system. A series of lengthy memoranda written by
Edison on this subject can be found near the end of the folder. There is also
a satiric pamphlet relating to the patent litigation of the Edison Electric Light
Co. Among the correspondents are H. Ward Leonard, an electrical engineer
involved in lamp tests, and Edward D. Adams, president of the Cataract
Construction Co. and a promoter of the Niagara Falls project.
Approximately 80 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine requests for
information about electric lighting, electrocution, and Edison’s fiber search;
letters of transmittal; other routine business correspondence; duplicate copies
of selected documents. '
/ic* by H.W.L. LEONARD & JZARp/^ .1 I
Consulting ant) Contracting Electrical Engineers, (Up .1 ’
ROOM 42S, -THE RO^mf,. . (til \\
Mr. Thoms A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
B* & “• ^-oad Co. you will remember made a test
upon the:Edison new: lamps not lons.sinoe. A life test upon Edison
lamps, Sawyer-uann, United States & Perkins lamps took place a day
or two since ,and thinking you my be interested in the various meas¬
urements of tie best lamps made by tie various oompanies to-day, 1
send you herewith data of this eharaeter. All this data applies to
the condition of the lamps as they started out upon the life test.
This life test will be continued until the positive position of the
various u*. as regards superiorly , is is arrived at., if -there are
any points in connection with the lamps „f various .ahers which y„a
would lib. ,o have iuvestipated.l win tab. pleasure in sivins such
mattor. attention. Ea.b ^ bas entered .It or more lamps.
Yours very truly,
Leonard & Izard.
’’C'WOSLH
[ENCLOSURE]
* Lif0 --St by C. L. & Cl. IV.’ Co. u
roty-rding at beginning of •’
Pel;!.:
1X0
100
Hated C. P.
1C
1C
Average Horinontal C,p,
15.2
15.0
Average Waits per C. "p.
0.04
3.3
Highest C. P.
10.9
17.3
Lowest C. P.
ia.7
14.4
Least watts per C. P.
3.20
3,03
Greatest watts per C. P.
3. go
3.02
Highest average reading
at one point
: 10,3
17,7
Lowest average reading
at one. point. .
12.9
12,7
Averagei reduction
1.10
1.24
piy*®
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[FROM FRANK MCGOWAN?]
Mr. Brown's circular regarding the danger of
alternating currents, which includes a copy of the Medico-Legal
Society's report has been sent to the Mayors, members of city
Governments, Insurance men and principle business men in every
city and town of over 5,000 inhabitants in the United States. --
As a result, every mail brings him a pile of letters from
all over the country asking for all sorts of information and ad¬
vice. These enquiries are followed up and in two or three dif¬
ferent towns he has been requested by the Mayor to visit them and
make an examination of the existing plants, take electrical mea¬
surements with a view to determining leakage &c. and generally ad¬
vise them, in regard to the danger &c. He will of course accept
these invitations, and he has all the instruments necessary ex-—
cepting a Photometer to' me asure<a*& lights. ' He tel ls mo that you
have- such an instrument and wants to know if you could spare it--
for a short time. I know that you will recognize the importance
of this and if you cannot spare the apparatus which you have, can
you advise iae where to go to get one?
ToT. A. Edison, Esq.
Orange , U. J. '
LEONARD Sl IEAED,
Consulting and Contracting Electrical Engineers,
L-R«O0Kt"Il?^'^.G0, bi6‘ by lumber exchange, m.nneapouI
. Chicago, Jan.23rd. , . /SS
~\
ter. Thomas A. fedison,
Orange, te.J.
Dear Sir1: — -
Am pleased to be able io report that our lamps, in the lif«
test our malting much better showing than they have up to this date-.
The drop in candle power seems to have stopped, we learn informally
from- the expert conducing the test. Will give you positive informa¬
tion in the course Of a few days.
0-, OO-Z^y O
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74//m
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w. _ _ ^ Y ' 7 ,,
V ' LEONARD & IZAKD, $
k^HHSa*k, * Consulting and Contracting Electrical Engineers. JsSSE,,. ' ' ■
' THn^o»°«K^ 7"™^™°°' EiC. by H.W.L. LUMBER EXCHANGE, MINNEAPOLIS.
reply to ::::: Y -Y Chicago , Jan.29 th*. ,/88 9.
<&***- S~/^ jo,
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,.
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir: —
Beg to submit the following tabulated data regarding
the condition of the life test being made by the C. B. & Q..iRy«Cp!r
y Yours very truly,
tC
YY^Y|| YY
[ENCLOSURE]
X*
Lamp Life Test, C. B. & a. Ry. Co.
Jan. 28 th. ,1889-
Make
New
115
hrs.
200
hrs.
No. of Lps
at beginn¬
ing.
Breakage
after
200 hrs.
Edison (110)
C.P.
15.2
[12.7
12.5
10.9
15
2
1 st. lot
C.H.P.
211
178
T76 -
TSB
Edison (100)
C. P.
15.8
13.2
12.7
10.8
15
2
2 nd. lot
C.H.P.
226
199
T92 -
"T66
United States
C. P.
22.1
20.8
18.1
14.2
- lfc
6
1 st. lot (110)
C.H.P.
221
f204
180
T43^
U. S. (108)
C. P.
_ 14LJL
15.6
13.2
10
0
2 nd. lot
C.H.P.
172
176
152
Sawyer-Mann
(107)
C. P.
22.2
22.9
22.0
18.4
15
1
C.H.P.
207
213
204
175
Perkins (110)
C. P.
-11.7.
13.7
13.7
12.4
15
l —
1 st. lot
C.H.P.
160
181
182 .
164
Perkins ( no?.'
2 nd. lot
slot Oj
15 ju
t rec’a.
direol
from t
‘actory
ifr. Upton has given me the batch of lamps which you sent
out, and 1 shall endeavor to get them entered in the test at the
C. B. & a. Mr. Upton suggests operating them at about’ 320 candles
per electrical horse power. I will endeavor to place them in this way
•unless you have some other desire. Mr. Pierce, the expert who is con¬
ducting the test, is thinking of making microscopical examination of
the filaments of the various lamps, new and old. I told him- X thought
a good deal of work had been done in this line, hut that I would find
out from you in regard to the nutter and learn whether TO weul<£ he
likely to lead to interesting Results. V/ill you kindly let- me know
what has been done in this line, and what the p^eVis of: learning
.anything thereby?
Yours very truly, .
IjJud.
*‘ '^*7
A - y <& e^L^
• — t^<- — /z^? .
C!e~^-^Ot£> &T>C<^ yC^Wx e.
^ A-t^t^, W^ — rx-^L^Lc**.^ ~Atca^t;-
°U^ r£z /<Wy^, / .
^^><-<2-zCtT, /y^y <tc- ux^-S^}
^Lr^r(2^L^r-
th&t I have awulf witnessed the reduction in accordance woth one'
oi the patents examined by Mr. Kennelly of a potential of 1000
volts down to less than 50 volts, and the lighting of incandescent
lamps by the induced c undent which apparently was as steady as the
usual alternating currents used for lighting.
Mr. Kennelly1^ assertion that 1, he ihvention has no basis in
theory of practice served to demonstrate the complete novelty of
the invention.
Orange, N. J. .!
My Dear Mr • Edison, J have frequent occasion
to test arc lights in behalf of city authorities who hayfe
contracted for them as Itghts of 2,000 candle power j and -j
these are not always satisfied wtth measurements of the f
volts and amperes of the curre?it. As l always leave the.
mayor and coundl pledged to a& ordinance prohibiting the i
alternating current at higher E. M . F. than *300 volts , /'
trust you will pardon my addressing you concerning the
i
practicability of a photometer for getting merely approx¬
imate measurements from the lamps as they appear in ser¬
vice. The only feature of novelty is that a pane of col¬
ored glass is setjfaii attgle midway between the angles Of
Itght rays received from both sources; parallel with this \
is a sheet of ground glass, one half of Which is illumina¬
ted from each source . As the Itghts are thert of the same
color, the distance of the standard light can be varied
until the line of demarcation between the halves is lost.
By setting the bottom “c d« level and arranging the aper¬
tures so that angle "bfaXKmust be of soy, 45 degrees {.for
uiong arc« lamps) in order that the Itght from a shall
strike the screen "fj1 the length of "hf may of course be
determined by measuring t7ie base of the triangle, I do
not know whether the color £z tithe glass "e'will have unva¬
rying effect Upon the Hgfyt from; t7tm:ity^p^^r^S^6ur»
ces and , if so, what the variation would be. It will
add greatly to my obligations to you if you can see that
. . (vi it i
i am set right tn the mattert and ^indicate some candle
or portable lamp to be used as a standard. ■
Sincere ly fours ,
Sketch inclosed,
I HK WKSriNGI-IOUSK BLIiCTRI.C COMPANY,
3PX'X"I’S33X3-3SCrrI3:,
-CIST OP CENTRAL STATIPNS, :.V
(ALTERNATE CURRENT SYSTEM.) ' ■
This list comprises Central Stations only, and does not include any isolated plant
74 Albany, N. 7". -
■' A 20' Allegheny City, Pa.
'■ 00 Alloohdi Pit.
100 Annapolis, MU,, -
'■ 78' 'Aspen, Col'. ‘ -
04 Aurora, 'Ills'.
1 738 \ Austin) 'Tex'.
■ ■70 * Baltimore , Mil.
'-44' Bath, Me.' -
120 “• xBcei/ficcl Neb; -
7110 ' 'Beaver Falls, Pa.
■21' Beaver liaih, Wis.
40 Bennington, VI. -
104 Black Hawk , Co l.
120' BinghnmtbufN. 7'.
105 ‘Bboueville: Mo:,
71 Brailtlock, Pa. -
121 Bristol. Pa, -
73 Buffalo, I i'i/o. Ter.
128 Burlington', > I 7.
'2' 'Gdrbinuldl'c, Pa.
■'SO ‘Cedar Bit, pids, la.
•“27' ’>'CJUirlesiodfW. Va.
37 Chattanooga, Tenn.
A. 02 ''Clncagoinis. '■
7120 'Clinton, Hi; "
'■'31 ‘ Colorado tS/irlr,
■84 ’ ColitniliusfOhio, -
'■'■’35 Conshohocken, Pa. •
'■MO ' ' Cbuiieil Bluffs, Iowa,
32 Weaver . Col; -
111 Wd'iiihmgtoivh, Pa. '
'■08 Waliitli, Minn. -
'■:'12 \mi'std)i, Md. : '-
\"90 'lidri Claire, Wis. -•
05 Elizabeth, N. J. -
98 Englewood, Ills.
113 ''Evansville find. -
V$2 XFtmi vMdtiE' - -
Fort Edward, N: T.
Mtbm)-Neby\' -
'ammai
i won; Tex. -
1300
1300
1st increase, '1300
5000
"050
1st increase, "050
' 050
'1st increase, ' 050
050
• ' '' 400
1st iiicredse,
2d increase,
The Albany Electric Illuminating Co.
Allegheny County Light (Jo. '
Mountain City 'Electric Lights Heat ,j-'Power Co.
Annapolis Electric. Light Co.
Boaring Fork E/celne Light $■ Power Co.
Aurora Electric Light ,7 Power Co.
' Ansliti Water, Light' % Power Co.
'The 'Brush, Electric Co.) of Ballnnore City, Mil.
'■ 'Bath Electric Light- ',j- Power Co. '
' • mill rice 'FJitefri6-TJ(tht\'C6. '•
■ Braver Valley HleeMe Light $ Power Co.
'' Beaver Bdni JBeetrfd'IJg'hF Co. ' ' • '
Bennington Electric Light ,?• Power Co.
Stearns, Bogcr <)'■ Co.
Binghamton ' (las ff: Electric Co. 1
Bonneville ElerMe '. Light ,7 'Power Co.
Citizens Electric Light Co.
The Bristol Electric Light ,7 Bower Co.
■Buffalo Electric Light' $''PoweryCa.
Geo. T. Beck.
'■Burlington 'Gas Light Co. ■'"'■■■ 1 \ \P'
} Electric Light, Heal #■ Power Co.
' Cedar Bapids Mccbi'-ic Light $ Power Co.
'‘ •Kanawha Electric 'Light' Co: ’
Chattanooga Electric Light Co.
'Consiimers Elect fie Light Cor v.*>-
The Clinton, Electric Light; Heck'#' Power Co
El \Paso 'Electric Co. ' . V. . . v >
‘Columbus Gas Light .j-'Coke Co.
'Conshiihoekch Meet rid Li <gld"ff 'Power Co.
Stormont Electric Light $ Power Co.
'Electric Light VJV Power Co. of Council Bluffs.
Denver Light,- Heat <j- Power 'Co." • '
II. 3. .McFavldhf •■ '■ '■ '
' Duluth Electric Light: Power Co.
Edsion Electric Light Co.
Erin- Clidr Electric Light ff Poiver 'Co.y
Elizabeth Electric Light, Heat $■ Power Co.
Englewood Electric Light Co.
'Evansville Gas 'and Electric Light Co.
■Peoples Electric 'Light' >7 \Powcr *Co. ' V' •
Et, Edward- Electric Light 7 Power Co., Eintite
WlPW5rlhElebtri6>LightvCo'.'\ ; ;
\F>-emont'GasyanH:El4kt?-ic light Co. V .
^GhihEHoille Eight'.'# 'Etl'dl Ob'. ° • “i'S
Brush Electric Light g Power Co. ,,. J
1 Greensburg, Pa.
117 Hagerstown, Md.
46 Halifax, JV. S. -
132 Hamilton, Ou t.
S Hartford, Conn.
132 Havana, Cuba,
14'1 Haywards, Cal.,
51 Hillsdale, Mich. -
72 Hoboken, JV. J. -
106 Hoosae Falls, JV. T.
61 Hot Springs, Ark.
77 Houston, Tex.
114 Joilet, Ills. ■ - '
181 Juiz de Fora, Brazil ,
47 Junction City, Kan.
137 Kansas City, Mo., -
63 Kingston, Ont.
40 Lincoln, JVcb.
97 Little Book, Ark.
30 Littleton, JV. H. -
142 London, England., -
109 Mansfield, Ohio
105 Maquoketa, Iowa.
80 Marshall, Tex. -
99 Mendola, Ills.
36 Minneapolis, Minn.
116 Montgomery, Ala.
33 Morristown, JV. J.
39 JVashville, Tenn. -
85 JVewark, Ohio, -
79 JVew Bedford, Mass. -
57 JVew London, Conn. ■
7 JVew Orleans, La.
139 JVew York, JV. Y.,
110 JVorwieh, JV. Y.
91 Oakland, Cal. -
88 Olean, JV. Y.
58 Oneonta, JV. Y.
20 Ouray, Col.
115 Paducah, Ky. - - ■
87 Palmer, Mass.
19 Parkersburg, W. Va.
92 Passaic, JV. J.
42 Peekskill, JV. 2".
18 Philadelphia, Pa.
108 Pine Bluff , Ark.
11 Pittsfield, Mass. -
9 Pittsburgh, Pa.
1st ii
750
62 Pittsburgh, (.East End.)
500
650
1st increase, 650
■ 2d “ 1300
Sd “ 650
1500
500
650
1300
1300
650
650
650
S. A. 1500
650
3000
650
1950
650
1st increase, 650
650
10000
650
400
1st increase, 250
650
650
6500
1300
650
1st increase, 650
650
1st increase, 650
2d increase, 750
650
1300
1st increase, 650
2d “ 650
1300
1300
1st increase, 1300
2d " 2600
Sd “ 1300
10000
650
1800
650
650
650
400
650
1300
1st increase, 650
650
1300
1950
1300
1300
1st increase, 650
2d “ , 650 ...
1800
1st increase, 1800
. 2d “ 1800
3d “ 1300
4th “ 1300
5th 1300
6th “ 2600
7th " 2600
8th “. 2600
1300
1st increase, 2600
2d. “ . 200
3d 2850
The Peoples Electric Light Co.
Hagerstown Electric Co.
Cha.nd.ler Electric Co., Limited..
Hamilton Electric Light Co.
Hartford Light <j- Power Co.
Spanish, -American Light and. Power Co.
S. L. Ingram.
Hillsdale Electric Light Co.
Hudson Electric Light Co.
Hoosae Falls Electric Light Co.
Hot Springs Electric Light Co.
The Houston Electric Light §• Power Co., of 1887
Joliet Electric Light Co.
Junction City Electric Light Co.
The Sperry Associate Electric Co.
Kingston Electric Light Co., Limited.
Lincoln 'Electric Light Co.
Little Hock Electric Light Co.
Littleton Water $■ Electrie Light Co.
The Metropolitan Electrie Supply Co., Limited.
Richland Electric Light $ Power Co.
Barnes Brothers.
Phoenix Electric Light §■ Power Co.
Menclota Electric Light Co.
Minneapolis Electric Light Co.
Brush. Electric Light 8- Power Co.
Morristown Electric Light, Heat $■ Power Co.
JVashville Lighting 8' Poiver Co.
JVewark Electric Light §■ Power Co.
JVew Bedford Gas Light Co.
JVew London Electrie Light Co.
Louisiana Electrie Light §■ Power Co.
The Mt. Morris Electric Light (j- Power Co.
JVorwieh Light 8' Poiver Co.
Oakland Gas Light- $■ Heat Co.
Olean Electric Light $■ Power Co.
Oneonta Electrie Light 8' Bower Co.
Ouray Electrie Light 8' Poiver Co.
Paducah Gas Light Co.
Palmer Electrie Co.
Parkersburg Electric Light 8 Power Co.
Passaic Electric Light, Heat 8' Power Co.
Peekskill Electric. Light, 8' Power Co.
Keystone Light 8' Power Co.
Pine Bluff Water 8‘ Light Co.
The Pittsfield Illuminating Co.
Allegheny County Light Co.
East End, Electric Light Co.
S!) Piltslon. Pa,.
15 Plainfield, JY. ,).
129 Plallsburg, JY. )'.
4$ Port Huron, Mich.
SI Pork Jervis, JY. Y.
1-4 Portland, Me. -
184 Portland, Ore., -
118 Providence, It. 1.
107 Pueblo, Col.
112 Red, Cloud, Neb.
124 lied Wing, Minn.
S3 Riehft.eld Springs, A'.
22 Richmond, fa. -
127 Salem, A'\ J. -
70 Salem, Ohio.
52 Salina, Ran. -
54 Sail Antonio, Tex.
95 San Bernardino, Cal.
96 San Diego, Cal. -
75 Sandusky, Ohio.
10 Savannah, Ga. -
16 Schenectady, JY. Y.
59 Seivard, JYeb. -
18 Sheffield, Ala.
82 Shreveport, La.
98 Sing Sing, JY. T:
86 Sioux City, Iowa.
185 Slcowhegan, Me., -
24 Springfield, Mass.
50 Springfield, Ohio.
35 Stapleton, JY. Y.
34 Steubenville, Ohio.
60 Stillwater, Minn.
4S St. Cloud, Minn.
23 St. Louis, Mo.
66 St. Paul, Minn.
4 Tampa, Fla..
6 Torrington, Conn.
28 Trenton, A'. J.
133 Toronto, Ont. -
100 Troy, A'. 2".
67 Tyler, Tex.
125 Washington, Pa.
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The Plainfield Fieri ric Light Co.
P/al/sbnrg Electric Co.
Excelsior Electric. Co., of Port. Huron.
The Deer Park Electric. Light Co.
Consolidated Electric Light Co.
Willa.in.ette. Falls Electric Co.
The A'drra ganse.lt Electric Lighting Co.
The Pueblo Light, Heat $ Power Co.
Red Cloud. Electric Light Co.
Red Wing Gas ,j- Electric Co.
Richfield Springs Electric Light $ Power Co.
The. Virginia, Electric Light. $ Power Co.
Salem Electric Light Co.
Salem Electric Light %■ Power Co.
Electric Light <j- Power Co.
The Electric Light. Power Co., of San Bernardino.
Geo. D. Copeland.
Sandusky Electric Light, Fuel-Gas $ Supply Co.
Brush, Electric Light # Power Co.
Wcsti.ngh.ousc Illuminating Co.
Seward Electric Light cj- Power Co.
Sheffield. Electric Light. Works.
The Shreveport Incandescent Electric LUht Co
Sing Sing Electric Light Co.
Sioux City Electric Co.
Weston cj Bigelow.
United Electric Light Co.
Champion Electric Light. Co.
Richmond Light, Heat §• Power Co., Limited.
Electric Light <j- Power Co.
Stillwater Gas $ Electric Light Co.
The St. Cloud Gas <j' Electric Co.
The .Missouri Electric Light <j- Power Co.
St. Paul Gas Light Co.
Tampa Electric. Light 8' Power Co.
The Torrington Electric Light Co.
Peoples Electric Light Co.
Consumers Gas Co.
Troy Electric Light Co.
Tyler Electric Light <j- Power Co.
Home Electric Light 4- Steam Heating Co.
Washington Electric Light 4 Power Co.
'Die Grottoes of the Shenandoah.
The W heeling Electrical Co.
York Electric Co.
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THE ROOKERY, CHICAGO, DlO, by H.W.L,
LUMBER EXCHANGE, MINNEAPOLIS.
. Chicago, Peb...-05
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N.J. . ^ t <
Dear Sir: —
Enclosed are facts as to the life test at the C. B. & a.
up to a few days since. Six of the special lamps which you sent to
us by Mr. .Upton were put in service at normal pressure as marked upon
the lamp, and the average candles per electrical horse power^rei sW. 1
At the end of about fifty hours they hhd fallen off about ^cajidlW^^'
none had broken and the economy was still higher than the initial,
economy of the previously entered Edison lamps. Rush of very im- , ' .
portant business has made it impossible for me to get very definite
information for the last few' days, but will take an early opportunity .
to furnish you more exact information. 1 enclose a pamphlet .which oc- ' :
casioned considerable amusement at the M^tion^L Convention a few' days
since and which emanates from Freeman. A take-off on the Edison ied !
book was also circulated, Johnson, being the subject of attack 5? that ■ 1
Yours very tr
1 enclosure.
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EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
My dear Mr. Kcnnally;-
•I enclose herewith copy of a letter which
is self-explanatory. Hr. Brown thinks it possible that these gen-
t lemon might, like to see one ok two animals killed on Wednesday
°f this week and wants to know whether it would be convenient for
you to allow him to conduct the experiments in the Laboratory, as
heretofore, in case %h find it necessary. Mr. Brown will tele¬
graph you early Wednesday morning if it is necessary to make the
experiment , and the bearer of this note. will arrange in Orange
tV'° animal3 in r0adinoss- I regret very much to
[ENCLOSURE]
' ' '! . ~"'”V .
STATE OP KEW YORK,
Office of the Superintendent, of State Prisons, /
ALBANY. ■ i
Dictated C. K. B. • to F. D. • j
Feb'y 20, 1889.- !
Mr. ■ Harold P. - Brown, i
SOI West 54th St,;
New York.-
Dear Sir:-'
Superintendent. Lathro p directs me to' say that, he and Dr. MacDonald,
Warden Brush and myself will, he at. the Gils ey House New York, Wednesday morning,
the 27th ins*t* to meet, you as agreed in his optimisation' with you yesterday.-
He will, esteem it a favor if you will, notify such other parties as
you deem, it, advisable for him to see. It is his pre’.jent. intention to spend
Wednesday and Thursday in looking into the matter o/ machinery and appliances
for executing criminals by elec.trio.ity. A/ter having' in/ormed himself /tally
he desires to; make a opntrao.t for the furnishing of these appliances with the
guarantee on- the part, of thb party uiho- furnishes that the plant, shall, perfect^ j
ly per/orm. its work, ■ Will, you kindly in/orm.me here where and at what hour j
Wednesday morning’ we oatr mpet. you. • j
Yours respectfully,
[Signed] Charles K. • Baker, j
Private Secretary.
The Superintendent of States. Prisons has asked
Mr. Brown to make some experiments for him at the expense of the
State, next Tuesday, the 12th inst. I have been trying for the
past week to buy, borrow or steal a Westinghouse dynamo but have
been unsuccessful. I am afraid therefore that we shall have to
trespass again upon your good nature, but the question is whether
it would be possible to remind your Siemens alternating dynamo
so -that we can get at least 1000 volts? Wo will of course pay
any expense connected with the reminding of the dynamo but I would
like very much to know by telephone tomorrow whether it can be done
without causing anyone serious inconvenience?
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My Dear Mr. Edison ,
Early last month I visited Scranton as an expert for
the city to determine whether the arc lights were up to
contract requirements and to formulate means of making
their many overhead wires safe. I inclose a copy of my
report and have marked my recommendations. I found that
the Brush local company were preparing to put in an alter¬
nating current system and therefore have laid great
stress upon the necessity of adopting an ordinance pro¬
hibiting this current at a higher pressure than >3oo voitst
Of course they have raised a great outcry and -^zre attack -
ing me, endeavoring to discredit my ab i li’t^H^^^nc l osd
letter from Mayor Ripple will explain its^^^^^you can.
conscientiously send me a line or two which I can show to
Mayor Ripple, I shd, l be able to add Scranton to the list
of cities whicbt have shut out the high tension alterna¬
ting current which is unsuiied for commercial lighting.
Ihe local Edison manager , the telephone and telgraph
supts., and the Sprague R.R. people have approved my rec¬
ommendations, but the Brush people have set their hearts
upon getting in the executioner's current.
Sincerely Yours,
LvUttr ^ -
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As the Westinghouse Electric Co. are making strenuous efforts to
introduce their apparatus, and are urging in its favor its 1 'economy1 1
as well as its •' 'safety, * 1 and &s I am frequently consulted on the sub¬
ject, I felt authorized to address to Mr. Westinghouse, on the 4th of
April, a registered letter, a copy of which I enclose, giving him a fair .
opportunity to have his remarkable claims demonstrated at my expense.
The official receipt for the letter has long since reached me, but there
has been no reply. You will remember that Mr. Westinghouse and his
experts pronounced this current "safe11 and “harmless,” and that
they have violenty attacked the writer for maintaining and proving that
it was dangerous. As a result of my work, the New York State author¬
ities, after a long and thorough investigation, have purchased foj-
electrical execution three Westinghouse alternating current dynamos,
built for electric lighting. Having thus proved my point as far as the
danger of the apparatus is concerned, I am anxious to have its commer¬
cial value definitely settled by the proposed test. I would therefore
be glad to receive from you any suggestions concerning methods, or any
results of your experience with the alternating current that you may
care to place at my disposal. In return I shall take pleasure in
sending you copy of report of the tests when completed.
[ENCLOSURE]
Geo. Westinghouse, Jr. ,
President Westinghouse Electric Co. , Pittsburgh Pa
Dear Sir: The public admission made at Harailton by Mr. Stlu_
Z W y°Ur;hleCtriCian' that he * — of at least three men killed by
the Westinghouse alternating current which you have pronounced safe
and the adoption of the same current by the State of New York for
electrical executions, are sufficient reasons for your failure to accept
ZZTn fnge r °eC' 18> 1888-' 1 then°ffe-d *«■ ta'ce the. continuous
current from hand to hand to prove whafyou deny, if you would take the
alternating current at the same pressure and for the same number of'
seconds. You did not dare to risk your life to prove the sincerity of
your statements concerning the safety of the Westinghouse alternating
current. Will you now dare to risk your money to substantiate your
claims as to the efficiency of the Westinghouse alternating current
■ system ?
If so, I hereby give you an opportunity to sell another electric-
* Statl°n (With 650 lan)Ps of 16-candla Power each), and obtain an
extensive advertisement at my expense.
You have asserted for many months, both by representations of
yourself and agents and by authorized advertisements in electrical and
other papers (see enclosed from the Electrical World), thaK ' ' 50 per
r: TVT fr°m a filVen eXpendltUre °f P°wr is' guaranteed
by the Westinghouse Electric Company than can be obtained by any con¬
tinuous (‘‘direct* ’) current system.
If it is possible to convert force from one form into another and*.-,,
ga n 50 per cent, in the operation, your company has made the most won® ‘i
fu discovery of modern times, which, carried to its logical conclufe^
will give us perpetual motion by a series of coymn^fcns from high To'
low tension or the reverse*
To substantiate this remarkable claim, I challenge you to send a
complete 650-light Westinghouse alternating-current plant with not less
than thirty converters, to the. Electrical Testing Bureau of the Johns
Hopkins University, to be there installed by your own experts and left
[ENCLOSURE]
for a three-months ' 'test. I „1U send . pl^^I^h.lL, oapaclt.'of^ _
8ChUJ1"' J*™' » continuous-current >
cr Tu ““ “■
cmci.no, and lit, of lmp, ^ <“'“•‘•'1 the
load u-n ip . „ p • nd ef fluency of converters under full
open’ The" ^ & S1”file ^ °" ^ ConV6rter and with secondaries
ou lanps „Tt T TS STled t0 ^ Standard and burned-
Zo “ to 7 "6 IePlaCed- At the end 0f the tests the Bureau's
reports^ be published, and if the Westinghcuse alternating system
per cent, more light from the same expenditure of power or
roves to e that much more economical in running expenses,, then’ I will
at list — pf t6StS °f b°th aPParat,is and wil1 Purchase your plant
list price to present to the University.
If your apparatus. fails to give 50 per cent, more light from the
nor6 UrS °f P°Wer' ^ y°U are tQ P£* a11 °f the Its
D ,7aratUS' ^ tQ pUrcha^ the continuous-current apparatus
supplied by me at list price and present same to the University.
system ardue tT th^ ^ advantages . o f the Westinghouse
sive a sale and ZlV ^ «*«. ^ich has so exten-
and is so highly recommended by y0Ur company, you can use it
7 r d\St’uand 1 WlU arrange t0 °Perate afiainst.it some one of the
standard high-speed, automatic cut-off engines.
If my challenge is accepted each apparatus is to have one expert in
attendance, but he; is not to be permitted to interfere with machine "
in any way or t^tgke part in any of the tests. machinery
are d ^ ** * rea-nable time, and
lar' ‘° haVe thS ValUe °f the Westinghouse Electric Company's
jrantees publicly established, I shall feel at liberty to personally
"Y /°ur apparatus to the Bureau for an efficiency test and shall
fch their report.
Electrical Engineer,
45 & 47 Wall St.
.AROLD P. BROWN,
0Ec^PPARATUB r°”
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May 13, 1889.4^ ^ n^'
My Dear Mr. Edison,
y-t>""/\ iX-0 — a o*
Thanks to your note to Mr. Johnson iSiave ho e i^sCWe to
6s* U
C^>
1
satisfactorily; have supplied,.tdig^&ifS/te with
LJ-^r maA- ■"
tion dynamos and arranged for a te< of the
For a long time^ I have fej^t surejthat
arrange the matte
V/e s t inghou se execution
system at Johns Hopki;
there was a "condenser action" between the conductors of ajaJ&.l-
ternating current system and the moisiMre or conductive cover¬
ing on the outside of the insulation of same, that would con¬
stantly tend to discharge to the ground when possible and might
draw the current in its path; that it would also result in aJir_
loss of energy in an extended system. Dr. Duncan did not at
first agree vvith me but he has come around to my position and
the two deaths recorded in inclosed dipping are frightful ver¬
ifications of my theory. I wish in the Baltimore test to es¬
tablish at least approximately, what this loss of energy will
be and would be glad to have you suggest the best method of dor
ing so. I have known of a series of five 50 volt lamps being
run up to c.p. when placed between one terminal of a Y/. dynamo
and the lead covering of an insulated cable attached to the
other terminal; also of two men being unable to release them¬
selves after taking hold of two lead covered cables (2,500 volt
alt. current) until dynamo was stopped
Sincerely Yours
EATON S, LEWIS
^/'(EQUITABLE BUILDING)
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or Mtin, danelde being the 8reeh for ‘paper* »r •fore#*, mt.
**ort* being, ee I here laid, frme the Satin for death; end aeeond-
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to ®xpi'*bried 6bJ e6< W** th« precise represents.- the means *f **«*!*.
pliahing the reiult.
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them 'only fan yea* consideration, . . . A
****** is gne other *ora *t*eh I thin*. ia*a#r the eiren*.
stances, might be used *ith Borne propriety, . ,j* c«n be u**d as «’
verb dhd m * nbnn t* egress kindred ideas, ■ She m$ if ******
inShonee^. *a »estlhgh«*e> 4yh*** 4s. going *# be u#id far the
purposed- executing *rimift*le, «ir not g*ye him- the benefit of
this feet in the minds of the pbblic, and apeak hereafter of *
eriminel as being •weetinghouaed*. or as being "-condemned to be
westinghouaed": or, to use the now, am** Say that *uch *nd
such a **n ns condoled . wcBtinahdute.. it he a subtle
compliment tq the public aervi?es of thie distlnguiahfd man.
There ia a precedent for It, too, one that eould not be rffre apt
or author4tatlve:. fe speajc of a criminal in .Trance m hefh^ guil*.
lotined,. or condemned to the guillotine. -Bach time, that wo„* i. '
used it .tends, to perpetuate the memory and services; df|
tine, m afterwards died by the aa#e machine, that he had invented.
The adoption Of the *pW. Weft inghous.fr for « li*e furp«a^^l go
far towards rebutting the clfdm that Hepubiie* are leaf ‘grateful -
than Bmpirea .
Tours very
near Mr. Tate:
'' «„+„ ^ „ . Closed pleaae find the letter frcm "American
el ec t r ie i t v U er 1 t S>! ^ the neff word for lotting to dfath by
forth in Mn' T • f V® SOne lnt0 the matter more fully than set
forth in Mr. lewis1 recent.*! y let ter. The Greek a
exact equivalent is "electrothanatos", or "eleetrothanasia". S 6
Their precise- moaning is, death by electricity.
, „ T +- °n t^e whole "electricide" is the best word. There
Putt i tLTd "el ectrum" derived .from the Greek word "elektron".
Putting the two Latin .words together. to wit net t n . ’
+h JCl+i’We<S'et ,electrioide» death by electricity. It *eems to°me
that this is the word most likely to go into popular use.
X have suggested to Mr. Lewis to put a men. in ?rmo
La%eLa"s2"tritMnTOfdS;ynorP;:oS.ibly ** may “ *»*""*«
June Gth.,1889.
Very truly yours,
S.B. Eaton per C«
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V/m. B. Rankino, Esq.,
D*ar sir:-
I respectfully submit to you an estimate specifi¬
cation and a cross-section for the main tunnel, also approximate
estimates for one hundred feet of canal cross tunnels &c . with
assumed plans for same .
I have given more att aition to the tunnel specification
than anything else, and think you will find that they cover any
and every thing that is likely to happen in constructing the tunnel.
Upon consideration of the trouble which might be caused, owing to a
lack of items and prices in the specifications, I have made them
so as to include masonry and timbering. Of course in the rock at
Niagara it ib highly improbable that any place in the tunnel will
be found which will require permanent supports, but if such should
be the case the specifications will cover everything, and as I
have given the Engineer the whole power to order such timber and
masonry, as he may deem necessary to furnish all plans and t o di-
roct the construction of the same, should any bed ground be found
the Company will have the entire control.
The prices I have given in the estimate for the tunnel 1
consider after careful investigation to be very fair, and have no
doubt that. the contract could be let for much less .
Tho area of the cross- section for the tunnel corresponds
practically with tho area of a circle twenty-four feet in diameter
and I consider it. to have many advantages over a circular section
m regard to the construction, and flail of water.
The estimates and plans for the canal cross tunnels &o.
are simply approximations, and nothing definite can be arrived at
until the Company has in its possession, first, a complete ground
Plan showing the land, the bott an of the river to a depth of nine
feet below the surface of the water, the location of the main tun¬
nel with reference to the original surface, and the boundaries of
the land taken by the Company, also, some idea of how far the
rock lies below the surface of the ground and water; and, second,
a definite plan of the manner in which the Company wish the power
developed and distributed, the number of wheel pits and the depth
fdr the wheels.
I would say further that it is with groat hesitation
that I make any estimates or plans for the Canal, cross tunnels
and work connected therewith, owing to a lack of the information I
have stated above. The canal shown on the plan, is sufficiently
large to adwit of vessels and canal boats, and to furnish the ten
thousand horse power required under ordinary circumstances, and I
have planned the same as to dimensions and strength of sides si
to admit of shipping facilities.
I am,
Very truly yours ,
[ENCLOSURE]
Approximate estimate for canal cross tunnel &c.
Joo tr Yoe-'O Yr-f
Earth excavation for canal per 100 feet
•a-
Rock « » u
Earth fill inn, " »•
Side walls , . » »
Cpping on 3ide walls, M.„
Excavation of cross tunnel, "
Estimated cost of coffer dam,
Estimated cost of bulkheads
Approximate cost for one wheel pit.
Approximate " of inlet
* ■ * outlet
$6130.00
1,200 .00
60.00
3,400.00
1,000 .00
1,700.00
6,000.00
3,000 .00
7,000 .00
1,000 .00
300 .00
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Estimate for one and one-tenth miles of main tunnel .
ITEMS
Excavation in open trench
Tunn el e xc a vat i on
3/
Shaft excavation
Estimated allowance for over-haul
Estimated allowance for masonry
at portal and shafts
QUANTITIES PRICE AMOUNT TOTAL
20000 cu .yds 7-?100 15,000
97422 » $55o(oo 585821
450 linear
ft. 100. 45000
5000
10000
$610,821
NOTE: All quantities and dimensions
vation, are merely approximate.
ept for tunnel exca-
[ENCLOSURE]
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE
Main Tunnel , Cross Tunnel, Outlets, Wheel pits
Canals et*., for supplying 36000 Horse Power.
Areas
& Dimensions length Cu.Tt. Cu.Yds. Price Amount Tota]
Main Tunnel Portal Shafts etc
Excavation Open Trench
72 x E
) 150 540000 20000 $ .75
Main Tunnel
24’ Diam 452.4 6605 2988102 110670 5.50
Tto Shafts 10 x 20
300 linear feet a. $100 pr.ft.
Estimated allowance for overhaul
Estimated allowance for masonry
portal and shafts.
Cross Tunnel
17' Diam 227 100 22700 841 6.00
10'to 17'-152.7 380 58026 2149 6.00
Outlet from Pits to Cross Tunnel
8' Diqan 50.3 25 1257 46 6.00
Total .?? 276 x 18 -
Wheel Pits
113 Lineal ft .a. $125 per lineal ft.
Total - 14125 x 18 -
Walls at Wheel PitB
5 x 14 70 110 7700 285 8.00
Total - 2280 x 18 -
30000
5000
10000 $
5046
12804
41,040
[ENCLOSURE]
Excavation for Inlet Pipes
18 x 17 - 806 12 3672 136 1.00
Total - 136 x 18
Canal Excavation
70 x 20 1400 600 840000 31111 1.00
Excavation in River .Estimated
700 200 140000 5185 4.00
Masonry Walla
7 x 18 126 1240 156240 5787 8.00
Estimated Cost of Masonry at River
Estimated Cost of Coffee dam
Earth Refilling
18 x 13 - 234 600 140400 5200 .25
Total Cost Canal
Cost of second Canal
Total cost of 36000 H.P. without wheels,
136
31111
20740
46296
5000
8000
124,147
124,147
$1, 237, 525
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A REPLY TTO Mr. EDISON.
- Compliments of the Author.
one hundred volts when you were challenged to.”
“That’s enough! That's enough, sir ! Don’t you say
another word on that subject ! It’s perfectly unchristian
to doubt another man’s word, especially when that other
man's ME. And its simply heathenish to challenge him
to prove what he says! Why, if I had to prove every¬
thing I said, I would have to go out of business. Those
Edison people need not brag. They killed a man this
fall!”
“What! I had not heard of that."
nelly
The Westringhouse Electric. Co.,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Manufacturers under Patents and Applications for Patents control-
ratns aSdDUwiniuSI SystM™aU“S Currc,,t Electric lighting Appu-
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New York, 16th. October, 1889.
Orange,
Dear Mr. Edison?-
Jersey. ’ ' _ ^
|>A <*-**"'
end you by this mail copy of a map of the City of
Buffal^that may be of use in connection with your study of the
i Falls project. ^
I learn from the local agent of the Hartford Boiler In¬
surance Company in Buffalo that they estimate the total horse power
used daily in that city as between 60,000 and 75,000. Jfearly
accurate figures can be procured in about a week’s time and at some
expense if the estimated statement is not sufficient. Coming
from this authority and based upon the business that they do and
ythat which they would like to do, I think we may assume it is fair-
r correct .
In the town of Tonawanda, I am reliably informed, that
3,000 horse power is used by the wood-working establishments alone,
250 for the lighting of the town and not less than 35,000 up to a
maximum of 50,000 for all the manufacturing purposes. The gen¬
tlemen in control of the wood-working establishments are those who
have offered to take power for themselves and light and power for
their electric Company.
The following distances are furnished me by those who
know, as those which would be available as av.rdute .^or rright of
Thomas A. Edison, 2:
way between Niagara Palls and Buffalo:
Tunnel lands at Niagara Palls to center of the town of
Tonawanda, 9 l-s.miiles
Tunnel lands to northern city limits of Buffalo 13 2-3 miles
Tunnel lands to City Hall, Buffalo, 19 1-6 miles.
The City Hall is located one mile beyond the manufacturing center
of the City.
I telegraphed you a few days since that the engineers,
Messrs Evershed and Porter, are within call and I can arrange for
them to meet you at any time and place you may select, for such ex¬
planations as you may wish from them as to the details of their
proj ect.
In considering this business, I do not know that I suf¬
ficiently expressed my idea upon it in our brief interview the
other day, and therefore recur to it now. I look upon the enter¬
prise first as a project to furnish power by electrical means in
the iirmediate vicinity of the town of Niagara Palls. A compar¬
atively small amount of light would also be consumed there. That
if the project upon this basis will return a fair rate of interest
upon the capital invested, we can safely engage in the business,
trusting to development under good management for the larger re¬
sults to be expected. As one of the means of obtaining large
profits, we.. look, ’ first: to the supply of light to Tonawanda and
Buffalo; second: to the supply of power to those places.
Thomas A. Edison, 3!
Professor Rowland writes me that he has, in the prepara¬
tion of his report, written to each of the various electric light
companies for special information upon the subject. If there is
any information that I can gather for you through my assistants^
shall be happy to do so, and if you think best at any time I will
make an appointment v/ith you some evening for further discussion of
Sincerely yours.
the matter,
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My D$ar Mr. Edison, As requested I send you herewith a list of
the deaths from electric lighting which have been brought to my
notice through newspapers, correspondence etc. As such accidents
in the past have been hushed up I feel that my list represents
little more than haLf the total number. I have enough, however,
to show that the advent of the alternating curront during the past
two years has greatly increased the death rate. The total deaths
in 1886 were but 10; in 1887, 19; in 1888, 42 and the rate so
far this year will shove a corresponding increase. I have se¬
cured a list of all the building lighted with the alternating cur¬
rent apparatus in this city and will be able^as soon as the sta¬
tions start up after the injunction matter is decided, to indicate
just where interesting tests for leakage can be made on a wet
[ENCLOSURE]
" “T“!,'“A,"'*R"",ro“A",,Lj“HT0'"«“*- o /yyJL
Deaths from Electric Lighting since July I, 1883.
A
Columbus , 0, Wm. Fraas, cleric ktlled by touching a
grounded pulsating circuit while on side¬
walk , July a , 1883.
Buffalo , N. Y. Lemuel W. Smith , killed by touching the
brushes at Brush station , Aug. 8 , 1881.
" « Hugh P. Ferry , lineman , killed by alter¬
nating current , Sept, s, 1883.
Phtla. , Pa. Lineman T. & H. Co. by touching grounded
circuit while standing in street.
San Francisco , Workman in iron worksuho touched grounded
Brush circuit. ( These two from Hr. El -
brtdge T. Gerry's report.)
New Orleans, La.Jas. Dixon , employee Loutsana E.L.Co.
killed by alternating current July 17, 83
Wichita, Kan. Ernest Condwick , child killed by dangling
wire over T. & H. street car Itne on
Julyss, 1883.
Pueblo, Col . Jacob Kurmnerle , fruit dealer , killed on
sidewalk by touching incandescent lamp of
Heisler alternating current system , on
Aug. S3, 1333.
St. Louts , Ho. Henry Goodyear, telephone itneman, ktlled
by Wes tinghouse alternating current on
Aug. 31, 1883.
Houston, Tex. Wm. Hanson, clerk, ktlled on sidewalk by
alternating current wtre , Sept. £, 1883.
Wes tfteld, Hass. Jas. Nelson, ftreman , ktlled by pulsa¬
ting current vhtle standing on ground
Sept. 4, 1888. ' s
Washington, D.C. John P. Martn, telephone employee,
ktlled by pulsating or alternating on
Sept. Is, 1883.
New York Ctty. V. A. Henry, Supt. East Rtver Co. ktlled by
alternating current Sept. 3, 1883.
" * Gutseppe Uazza, fruit dealer, killed by
alternating current from V.S. station on
Sept. 1 4, 1888.
* “ " John Lineman V.S. Co. ktlled by al -
ternmtng currentSept . si, 1 8 as.
"Hu jas. Powers, Itneman Brush Co. ktlled on
Sept. Is, 1833.
1,1,11 Chas. Erdmann, ktlled by alt. cr. Oct. 8 H
” John s' Peeks, ktlled by alt. cr. Oct.y IS ft,
QML&/T m fictyji $2 ^ - t
New York, 32nd. October, 1880.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Orange, New Jersey,
Sty -dear iMr. Edison: -
X send you tonigit, by express, a statement from the New
York World of Sunday last respecting the two Tonawandas; reports
^on the Water Power of the U.S., being statistics of power and ma¬
chinery employed in manufactures, by Professor W.P. Trowbridge, pre¬
pared under the direction of Supt. Francis A. Walker; statistics of
the Trade and Comneroe of Buffalo comprised in the annual report
of the Buffalo Merchants Exchange, and Sketch of the Commerce, In¬
dustries and Resources of Buffalo*
X shall move as rapidly as possible to furnish you with
all the information you ask for. The Engineers have been in¬
structed to prepare whatever you require with the least possible
delay*
Very truly yours.
'-s^j-zzL'-n _ _ ,
rod? "
'“the western union telegraph company.
Oct. 23rd, 1339.
Hon. Don.H. Dickinson,
Esteemed Friend
* * y r ~r ^ -y
Tho facts are as follows
. We“ba vb several circuits of over twenty five (25) miles in
length and at times in fact, run over frequently. We have coupl-
-^ed,Ntwo:;{2) circuits together, thus carrying the current through
, fifty (50) to sixty (30 ) miles of wire. None of this wire was
^dVe^number six (3) in size and much of it was number eight (8).
fe:JlB* nin eleotrio m^ors, arc lights and incandescent lights
all;on|ebe same circuit and do so regularly. As to loss of lights
of long lines, we have many long circuits and on some of the long¬
est of them we frequently run full sixty five (35) two thousand
(2000 ) candle power lights. That is the full quota of lanps for
the machine.
This is the substance of what Hr. Leggett, President of the
Hrush Electric Light Oo. said to Mr. Ely recently and which is
doubtless the foundation of the inquiry, aB Mr. Leggett informs me.
Very truly yours,
James. L. Edson
Francis Lynde Stetson, Esq.,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
Niagara Falls, JJ. Y.
October 24, 1880.
Your letter of 22d received and the data desired will be
irrmediately procured and forwarded to Mr. Adams.
It may be of interest to state that at an interview to¬
day in Buffalo with Mr. Adams, Vice Prest. of the Brush Electric
Go., he gave me the following info relation
1st. The present use of power by the several Electric Co's,
is as follows
BruBh Co., 900 to 1000 h.p.
Thomson-Houston Co., 500 "
United States Co., 250 "
2d. He estimates SriOOO to 50,000 h.p. as the total in gener-
eral use in the City of Buffalo.
!i. He states that they have one circuit of 20 miles upon
which a 30 arc lamp dynamo supplies 00 full limits of
2000 c.p. each. This line has been in successful op¬
eration about two years.
> 4th- He fixes the loss of their motors for power at 15j5 .
They deliver 85ji of net power from their stations and
collect pay for it.
2
He states that the growth of their business is restricted
owing to insufficient aoconmodations at their stations.
They supply lanps and power off the same wire, but re-
coirmends separate lines, within the city or town, to
avoid annoyance to both classes of consumers as they
frequently demand both light and power in excess of
the line capacity.
Ab to cost of power to the Brush Co. in answer to the
question he gave the cost of coal only, stating that to
obtain the cost of power we must; figure the usual ex¬
pense of handling, attendance of.iergine, stokers
wages &o. This, using the lowest estimates and under
the very best conditions he gave, ''.figures out $80.00
per h.p. per a mum.
Remark, that he stated that their largest and best
engine (working under 300 h.p.) bnly gave theBe results
The enclosed clipping from to-day’s Buffalo Courier shows
trial balance of the Brush Co. which Mr. Adana stated
was furnished from their books.
Please observe that their stock of One Million dol¬
lars is one half water; .80 that the return of 3 % he
3
figures out Tor- the public equals really 13$ upon
actual capital.
Mr. Adams further stated that he considered the electri¬
cal business as good for 8 to 10$ safe earnings upon
the investment which would seem to be in line with the
showing of his Company.
Very Re spy..
Chas. B. Gaskill
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Niagara Falls, H. Y. October 27,1380.
jj My dear Mr. Rankine,
Yours of the ' 2ot.li just, received.
A few days since a gentleman came here from
Toronto fresh from a conference with Canadian parties who
had asked him to take hold of the Canada schema and take It
to England to be capitalized. He stated to me that the
terms which the Canadian authorities exacted for permission
to use their reservation lands and for access to the run
and use of its waters, were
1st: A payment of $r>0,0»0 cash, for the two first
jj years of occupancy and use, i.e. 02!i,onn per annum rental,
jj Thereafter an annual rental of $30, 000 up to and indudinc
20 years, and then the Canadian authorities would fix the
future charge at such sum as the worth of the plant, its
| usos would warrant. Or that they would a^ree upon
jj $30,000 annual rental if satisfactory to the parties who
were interested.
My informant stated that much effort was made to
jj soften these terns, but without avail and that, he, person-
j ally, preferred the Hiafjara Falls (Tunnel) plan and wished
to secure it for London partios who would at once take hold
J and build it Ac. Ac. He further stated that the authori-
j ties at Washington had been asked about, duties upon the
j power to be transmitted to the American side and that no
j favorable decision of freedom from taxation or duties could
|| be obtained which was another obstacle Ac.
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2 !
Ha visited Lockport .looked over their plans and re-
|| tunning here informed me that they were not worth consider-
j| inn, and finally said: "The fact is, your Niagara Falls j
|i I
!i "Tunnel scheme is the only one worth my time to engage in j
!' "and if 60 days' time, with control, can be given me I will |
!;• "raise the capital and commence work."
i! Assuring him of our inability to entertain any prop
j| osition,- the interview ended.
From another source I learn that the terms of the
!! Canadian government are sub start ially those given me by this i
party. j
It would seem to be unnecessary to call attention !
to the difference existing between the two regions and
people separated by the Niagara Kiver. upon the American
side, within 30 miles of Niagara Falls; we have 400,000
population, 15 great trunk railway lines, and with every
|| pound of available water power in full use and probably 30
to 75,000 hotise power made from coal in full and active j
!| employment . j
Upon the Canadian side within 30 miles, they have a
I population of less than 75,000, two lines of railway, with
several thousand unused house power (water) along the Welland
Canal and with a class of people 50 years behind the Ameri¬
cans in energy and ability to thrive and prosper.
That their power can be transmitted I do not doubt.
That it can be of any local value for millB, factories Ac.
| fbr many years to come, I can safely deny, and any engineer
[ENCLOSURE]
3 i
of ability who will carefully examine the physical features
of the Canadian side of the river also welch the fact that
all inlets for water to pro pal hia wheels must have thoir
commencement alone the Qd':e of and within the rapids loatlinc i
to the “liorse-shoo" Palls, subject to interruptions from j
I
fields of ice tumbling and irresistibly forcing its way to |
the river below - must pronounce against th.e desirability of \
a power subject to such interruptions and which would bo fa- |
tal to any investment where eamin-s are expected to bo de¬
rived from transmitted x>owor. Prom long experience with i
power I insist that only that which is continuous and always
reliable should receive consideration.
« *
Truly yours,
Chas. B. Oaskiil.
V/. B. Rank in c , Rsq. ,
New York.
[ENCLOSURE]
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I^NEW YORK
MEMORANDA .
The hydraulic canal now at Niagara Palls is an open
cut about 23 of ^ajriile^ in length, 7 feet_deep and 60 feet wide,
cost over §300,000Aand has an average capacity of about 6,000 h.p .
novf fully used. In Jan., Peby. and first half of March there is
some trouble with slush or an c tor ice which reduces its average ca¬
pacity 20 to 40)< according to the severity of the winter. It
should be understood that the character of ice referred to is not
that which comes in solidform from the lakes .and down the river but
forms in the river and open canal and frequently for several Ipurs
closes all the wheels in use upon the Canal. This difficulty be¬
comes serious in proportion to the length of the open canal or con¬
duit and is lessened and removed when the water wheels are placed
near the source of supply. The plans of the Tunnel Co. locate the
wheel pits within 3 to 400 feet of the deep waters of the Niagara
River which will insure continuous power.
It is of very great importance in planning ft>r the use of
Niagara power for electric light and power purposes in Tonawanda &
Buffalo that the public understand that it can be made reliable and
always available. Particularly is this the case with reference to
electric light the revenue from which can be made to exceed one
half million of dollars annually. Were the City of Buffalo sup-
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plied with light by transmission from Niagara and the power prove
to be eccentric during several weeks in the winter it would give
rise to difficulties of a very grave nature. The only safe. plan
is, to have as little open Canal as possible, place the water
wheels as near the river as practicable, with liberal connections
with the Channel and the power will then be continuous and reliable.
This condition of location the Tunnel plan can only supply.
The writer has had fifteen years experience as a manu¬
facturer upon the hydraulic canal here and during some of the se¬
vere winters has- suffered a loss during the months above named of
from 25 to 50J* in the output of his mills. This could not have
occurred under the Tunnel plan of water supply.
The construction of a 24 foot Tunnel 1$ miles permits of
the discharge of water sufficient to produce 120,000 horse power.
This result cannot be secured by any other plan without at least
doubling the cost, and when once constructed the cost of maintain¬
ing is reduced to the minimum sinde an underground tunnel in rock
once built needs no repair thereafter.
The advantages of the Tunnel project may be summarized
as follows:
1st. The production of the greatest amount of power for
the sum to be expended.
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2nd. The location of the wheel pits adjacent to the
river will furnish continuous power not obtainable by any other
plan.
3rd. Cost of maintaining reduced to the minimum. All
work to be done is in rock and. of the most durable character.
4th. As part of our plan is to absorb the Niagara Falls
water supply system which will yield a revenue of 12 to $15,000 per
annum, location must be had upon the river to secure pure water
for domestic uses.
5th. The location of Pulp and Paper mills should be
such as to permit the use of fairly clean water which should also
come directly from the river. This industry will be largely rep¬
resented here. Our offers from this source exceed an annual rent¬
al of $42,000 conditioned upon location of the mills upon the riv¬
er (lands adjacent).
6th. lake and Erie Canal transportation available with¬
out added expense.
7th. Continuous power for Electric transmission to Buf¬
falo which will yield an immense revenue. The tunnel plan pre¬
sents the onljr sure method of using the waters of the Niagara with¬
out danger of stoppage during extreme winter weather.
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8th. The Tunnel Co. will acquire about two hundred
acres of lands under water, the title to which follows that cohered
by our contracts.
Respectfully submitted,
Chas. B. Gaskill.
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The objections to the Lewiston or Suspension Bridge
scheme, are as follows:
1st. An equal sum expended on the Lewiston Co. plan
will produce less than one-half the power obtained by the Tunnel !
plan.
otf- fkat't'
2nd. Requires a surface Canal of s»inw* two miles in
length which is objectionable as its capacity is liable to be re¬
duced one-half at times during w inter months.
3rd. Extra cost to maintain. Passes under railroads
and streets requiring bridges, excludes vessels unless the Canal
is of large size adding to its cost and requiring draw- bridges, &o.
4th. Presents upon the surface a large property subject
to taxation.
5th. Will not supply a power under all conditions suit¬
able for electrical transmission to Buffalo. jj
6th. Its location away from the river does not present
the advantages for location of mills and factories which a front¬
age along the river gives. This has special reference to sewerage
the uses of clear water for domestic and manufacturing purposes,
easy access by lake and canal vessels laden with heavy freight both i
raw and manufactured material. These and other special advantages j
cannot be had where an inland power is located two or three miles [
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away from the Niagara River with which it is only connected by a
slender Canal . .
7th. Finally it is not understood that this c omp sn-y
have acquired any lands upon which to locate mills and factories ,
nor right of way, nor have they in hand any discernable revenues
as an inducement to capitalists to carry out the project.
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the meantime if there are any questions that I can answer at once,
I would be glad to do so .
The whole question is one of cost. So far the answers
"I have obtained from the electric companies have been, to say the
least, foolish. They are perfectly willing to help spend the
money but the schemes submitted are either vague or impractical.
So far I believe that the City of Buffalo might be lighted from
Niagara Palls and even small powers of 10 to 20 horse power furn¬
ished but even in these cases the cost would be very little short
if any, of erecting a large central station with a steam engine at
Buffalo. I believe it would cost from $60. to $70. per year per
horse power in Buffalo for large powers and 1 suppose this iB bey¬
ond the cost of steam power there. Have you any data as to the
cost of steam power in large mills at Buffalo or Tonawanda?
Hitherto electric transmission of power has come in com¬
petition with small steam engines only, in which the cost of power
is often $200. per h.p. per year for a 10 hour. (.service;. But when
it has to compete with large steam engines, it must furnish power
for about $50.
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Have you any data as to the cost of water power jis delivered from
the turbines at Niagara Palls . To the $5. for water privileges
must be added the cost of attendance and the interest and deprecia¬
tion on the cost of turbines, turbine pitts, water ways etc. I
suppose this would make the figures $10. or even $15. per year.
I propose to take the figures at $10. if you have no other data for
an estimate.
As to local distribution of power within the limits two
miles, I believe power can be furnished in large mills for from
$30. to $40. per year per h.p. but I will give better estimates as
soon as I can collect the data.
As to Tonawanda, lighting can be carried on there with
economy, I think, and small power furnished. As to large powers, all
depends on the cost of steam power there. I believe that, with
proper business and electrical management, it might pay.
In case of both lighting and power, however, currents of
high tension (death-dealing currents) must be used in case of
distance transmission.
The proper method of lighting Tonawanda would be by al¬
ternating currents, in the use of which the Westinghouse Company
stands preeminent. Their system is eminently practical and car¬
ried out with regard to theoretical as well as comnercial efficien¬
cy. At the same time the high potential wires in the street are
highly dangerouse. I will consider the case more fully in my report
Yours sincerely,
(signed) Henry A. Rowland.
PS! This is for incandescent lighting. For arc lights I believe
the Brush system is the best. This company now belongs to the
Thomso n-Houst on .
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY,
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 1, 1889.
Edward D. Adams, Esq.
Dear Sir:-
Since writing my last letter I have received a letter
from the Westinghouse Company about the lighting of Buffalo and
Tonawanda in which they think that neither would pay commercially.
I agree with them with respect to Buffalo but not with respect to
Tonawanda. The latter can be accomplished by the use of a higher
potential than the Westinghouse Company use. The Brush Company
have both an arc and incandescent system of very high potential and
the Company make a success of anything they undertake. So far as
I have been able to calculate, the lighting of Tonawanda would pay
a little better than to use a steam plant there but even that is
uncertain.
As to local distribution of power, my figures are now
running from $35. to $45. for a radius of 2 miles. It seems more
and more certain that electric transmission cannot compete with
large steam engines beyond five miles.
Yours sincerely,
(signed) Henry A. Rowland.
iUrt 5 <h,w fejkls-
Thomas A. Edison, Esq •
Orange, New Jersey.
My dear Sir
Supplementing my letter of November 2nd., enclosing some
conmunications from Professor Rowland, I now send herewith copy Of
a letter from Prof.Henry Morton and one from Prof. Coleman Sellers,
both upon the same subject.
Permit me to suggest for your consideration, the advisa¬
bility of inviting Prof. Rowland t*o accompany you when you visit
Niagara Palls. Should you not be personally acquainted with him
and prefer that 1 should extend the invitation, 1 shall be happy
t o do so . *
Sincerely yours.
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Hobokon, T!..T. September 27,1830.
K . I), A darna, ICaqr.
Dear 51 i v : —
In reply to your question respecting the practicability
anil economy of transmit tin;; power in large amounts through long
distances (say in units of 1000 horse power for ten or twenty
miles) by means of electric currents, I would say that the problem
is not one which has ::ts yet received anywhere its practical solu¬
tion, and therefore we cannot say it is certainly feasible because
it has already been done in such and such a ease.
barge amounts of power have been transmitted to distances
of ons or tv;o miles and small amounts of power have been transmit¬
ted for lonr; distances, such as JJO miles, but the combination of
largo amounts of power and Ion?; distances has not yet beer, realized
in practice, and without doubt something now in the dimensions and
proportions of electrical machinery must be developed in order to
meet the requirements of such a problem r.is you propose.
Enough however has boon done to furnish a sound basis for
general calculations and estimates, and having gone over these with
great care in a variety of cusoa, I feel entirely satisfied that
a plant could bo constructed for the transmission of 1000 horse
power, through a distance of 10 or twenty milos, at si;ch a coot as
would make each horse power, available at the end of the lino,cout
from §10 to §20 pr. year J this including all interest on the cost
of electrical machinery, line wires, buildings and other structure^
and the .expenso of icaintenanco as expressed in wages of attendants
and cost of repairs. This does not include the cost of producing
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tha power by turbine a or otherwise at Niagara, which X have not
examined or attempted to estimate.
In my estimation the difficulties, exponaivono as and
wastefulness of any pneumatic method of transmitting power for such
distances render it unv/orthy of consideration in this connection.
As 1.o the various methods in detail by which power may
be conveyed by the use of electric currents, a full discussion
would involve the writing of a tcoatiso, and I would su^ost that
the most complete and satisfactory method to secure the best of
these, would be to as!: for propositions from the principal electric
companies and submit those to competent Klectric and .Mechanical
Engineers for selection.
Very truly yours,
(signed) Henry Morton.
PS: For larger emounts than 1000 H.P. it would simply be necessary
to duplicate the 1000 H.P. plant.
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HK01 Earing St. Philadelphia, Oct' r 5th laDQ,
E. D. Adams, Esq., *
Hot/ York.
Hoar Sir:-
r°P1Jr to your recent favor asking me to report to
joa, this woek, cm tlm practicability .roliab ility and cost, as can-
parec. „o steam power of largo amounts of power transmitted toy elec-
icioy from the falls of Niagara to Cities distant ten or twenty
_ loo,l would say tint the subject is one demanding more time, but
i _ia\e labored diligently to secure for you such in Formation os
11 enable you to judge of the value of the proposed method of
ut.l-zjnf! -no power of Niagara River near the Palls, and the cost S
Of the power there generated when carried to the distant places.
The cost of steam power, per horse power per annum, has not
? rlx™ vn* ono«Sh certainty to place it among t e known nua.n-
los. I am clearly of opinion, that with coal at $5 00 v'r ton
cost of steam power is not less than $4.5. per horse power per
l!n» ^!0 best boilers and the inost improved engines. Very
manufacturers, who hare given much thought to the cost of their
, 1 * ai'° t° let it as low as this price, those who do
ta-s loss, do so under the false impression that they have an
excess of power to dispose of costing thorn nothing in getting,
oncers arguing that any price for the surplus is botW mar '
noth ing .
The problem of transmission of power to any considerable
.ance, with tho object in view of renting that power, at a low
, ib only worth considering in conjunction w* th p po-yor
remarkable for its quantity, reliability, and its cheapness 5? - 1
production, Such seems to bo the cano under consideration.
Having carefully considered the prospectus of the Niagara
River Hydraulic Tunnel "« Sower Co., X am impressed with th e fo as -
ability of the proposed plan of using this great water power* which
always attracted the attention of manufacturers. I have no*
sufficient data to enable me to fully verify all the estimates of
.he Engineer of the Company, but I can detect no flaw in the ar¬
gument, as to practicability, and economy, and feel sure, the en¬
terprise, if carried out judiciously, will be t]s means of pre¬
sent ing manufacturers, wit’n nn ab ’undent, and cheap power, <n th a
reasonable certainty, that tho power can bo carried twenty miles
cost that should leave a fair margin of profit to tie Com¬
pany when offered at less cost than that c
at the spot, or point of delivery*
V/hilc asked to report on tho cost or transmitting by elootri- ii
ity only, I ib el it my duty to call your attention to other modes
if transmitting motion, for the reason that each may have its
place in certain cases. If the power of the water is to be used in ^
lighting, then the transmission of the electricity from the Dynamo
lose to the water wheel directly to the distant city, will bo bet¬
ter than the transmission of the required power to Dynamos at tho
distant placo . The question of uses of the power such as driving
machinery or hoisting goods in warehouses, as well as the distance
spanned in each case will point to th o most economic mode of trans-
miss ion.
n power generated
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(2)
Foi- limited distances, say five miles, and with rin-ht of
the telodvnam?0t+°n ”*? b° fiiven to mnchinery in largo amounts by
1 IL^TT 'r transmission of power that obtains in practice in
Svitzeriana from sane of their great-water falls, and may be worth
b°S In snail wire. ropes made into endless
; can-led from large shioves over other light easy running
shieves to and from the place where the power is needed. CUmatiS
conditions of the Lake district may preclude the use of this system
^ RJiould it be deemed applicable to ary case, the data of cost
0a“ \° OJ‘ain°d tr,m reliable published reports on the system.
in the case of operating hoisting machines in warehouses
nr "ITf Ul"i' Sl°W mov:uip machines, hydraulic transmission by means
under considerable pressure regulated by accumulators
lias been used to great advantage.
.Jr*™**9 tr‘an:imi!1;;i°-5 or compressed air carried in pipes
° diota m. engines, has been used in many places, perehans *o a
gr^at entent at the Falls of St. Anthony, and L so4 minSg op¬
era. ions. It has the advantage of giving to the consumer an elas¬
tic gas .hat can be used like steam in the:’
use of this system lias many defects, such a-
Electric
r engines. The extended
power, from the loss of heat driven/ off by compression!' from'^ ^
SomnS^t and from the cold manifested in expansion Ac.
donod^n ^ P f*' Pnouniatic transmission arc now being aban-
donod m mining operations for electricity, but the subject 4
involS tL0”0 iDn * ln a° ™Ch as 8®» °P the difficulties
4 I3e0t may be overcane. Had I personal control
a . Problem of transmission as now presented, I should certainly
coot °n t!“ SUbjCCt as he got without m4h
Zo Li valuablG knowledge on the subject can bo obtained fron
tr" an sm i o s 1 on f CQnpressta^ machines, who have studied the cost of
In regard to the problem of transmitting power by moans of
ricit?; wo are unfortunate in having no good examples to use
a™! ’ rP°n ' Wn °an ba8e calculations as to cost, largo
amounts of power have been cheaply sent short distances say two o"
f^Mrr thm’ simn*mimtB or PO"or have boon sent very much
i ai . re r than is now under consideration. Y/o cannot base our
calculations on the latter cases for the reason that with electri¬
cal machinery extension in volume or size on any given plan does
-L!Uh col\ta*nty ?ive Proportional good results/ Sr tan iatSxx-
in *” aaK*3oHClx Each case has to be considered
moot ti O ^°+aU lts conditions and the machinery designed to
thodr- nS* v? hav° inf0 nation enough to point to me¬
thods that will accomplish the result with economy even when we "
assume a largo margin for errors.
su'ljoc t H£ Giving all the arguments would in-
In the li„ M of ? a reP°f- 1 haV° °arUl',Jlly Gohc over the subject
in .no light oi the experience aof competent elodtrical Engineers
ns t^Vf seloctod Jh0 systera H»oly to be the most satisfactory
choavos^in'rir T V° "T C°St- ^ SyStem Seomin* to be tii
S in nil f :+, °+°at evolves so many difficulties in keeping
7."^ weathers that I hare not confidence in its seeming price.
1 ! f/1 co"?lderatl-°n of the safest mode of transmission has lead
to oelief that Power in quantities of 1,000 Horse Powers can
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t0 tV/0nty mil06 at a ««>* Of from ton to twenty
all mnXi. ? 0 r‘°We1’’ aconrdln« to distance. This price to cover
,/hool tha-^drivosStiS f;nGqVt t!D Cost 0T the P°wer from the water
1?/, * , rS t Ke crating machine. I do not think
power nvo v, aZ T °f cheai,ly sencUnr; larger quantities of
wir.i ' ^ Plant, to increase the amount transmitted the
r^l0‘ 1Tlano Wl11 be d’T;lioat°d or multiplied to the extent called
n piacuCo. iho use „o which the electricity will bo art lied -/-m
influence its final cost. To make this clear I must cSl vour
, , tf onst °f steam power. In any large- factory it has
0 -wmd m0S!' economical to centralize the power.' One la^e
ooeam en-ao will in spite of the known loss in transmitting
power by line shafting, give a better result than mr-' snail en-
-S5«S* "“** cll'ivinr. machines moi-e dii-cotly
r,%: ~
au one place giving motion to shafting after the manner of the
L^LS:r en,^llia' ■n‘IG ri na 1 cost of the power will depenl par-
f/J* f the terminal buildings and the care of the plant
I, , . ] 0"G1 can bG delivered by conductors and d istributod in
buildings owned by tie manufacturer, and if too he is the owi»" of
P ***** hiS nia°hine ^ C°St o' *1° livery
I mention this matter of distribution mainly to show how
n care must be given to tie su.jcct and how much can bo saved
wise engineering. Hoping that what I have given you will be
pier*0-1 iaiiId m'K° yalr SGekinf5 estimates from loading makers of
pSctr-Can ?lamB aml th° the .plans and estimates to
Srionrr H anV° Hao?»nioal ^gineors who have had ex-
| pen once m t!;e tram sniss ion of power.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Coleman Sellers.
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jl Niagara Palls, m, y. , liovr. 5th, 1889,'
| William B, Rankin©, Esq.,
jj New York City,
My dear Mr, Rankin© :
j| 1 have your letter with copy of one from Prof-
ji essor Rov/land.
let us consider some of his statements. He put3
[; the COQt of delivery of Electric power from Niagara Palls
I t0 Buffalo at §60 to §70 per h.p. "for large powers." Is
i; this true?
The Tunnel Co. will develop 100,000 h.p. at Niagara
| Palls at a cost of §8,000,000, including a large amount of
| real estate the revenue from which we will not consider.
The fixed charges upon the whole investment will be, say 5#
interest - equal to §100,000, or §1.00 per h.p. for crude or
| undeveloped power.
A plant of 10 Water Wheels of 1000 h.p. each equal
jj t0 10»000 h.p. can be placed in a wheel pit and power
brought to. the surface for §60,000,
ji The fixed annual charges on this outlay are:
on the Capital ($60,000) §3,000
S# for repairs, *c. , 3,000
Attendance &c. 4,000.
Total, §10,000.
or §1.00 per h.p. per annum, and a total cost of §2.00 per
h.p. on Shaft at Niagara.
let us consider the plant for transmission of 5000
h.p. to Buffalo to equal a cost of $1,000, OOo and we find.
Fixed charges of 5# on capital
$50,000
Attendance &c, (estimated) .
85,000,
$75,000.
Add $2. per h.p. for 8000 h.p.
allow ing
loss of 40X in transmission
10,000.
Total,
$91,000.
I V/hich Gives us about $18.85 per li.p. per annum at Buffalo.
It must not bo forgotten that this sum pays l>% on all tho
capital diroctly invested in the line and covers operating
expenses of the same. This estimate includes the entire
cost of right of way to Buffalo, and it follows that' tho
; second 5000 h.p. necessarily would cost loss than the first.
; These figures Beem to show that Prof. Rowland's estimate of
$80 to $70 is entirely! erroneous.
Prom careful investigation wo find that the most
i' favorable showing that can bo made in Buffalo of minimum
|i -
j; of Gteam P°wer ia $30 lup. This is only attained
jj by larG® Plants working under the most favorable conditions,
j! 1131(1 th0 average steam power oosts anywhere from §50 to $100
| per h.p,
| Briefly the conclusions must be as follows:
FIRST: That steam power in Buffalo costs from
$80 to $100 per h.p,
SECOND: That the Niagara power trahsnitted to Buf¬
falo will cost $17 to $20 per h.p. delivered at one or more
central stations.
■
Prof, Rowland refers to the ability of the Brush
Company to carry out anything they may undertake arxi we are
|;
: pleased to refer you to an offer signed by the President of
ji thG Bru8h °°*> *Ir- Stockley, a copy of which you have, stat-
j; inc th0 r willingness to supply the plait to transmit this
jj power t0 and guaranteeing results such as I have
I; outlined above.
{: Prof. Rowland’s statement as to cost of local trans-
j; mlsBion to points within 3 miles of the initial power here
I iB ^togethei- erroneous. Starting at the Company’s works
[ hSre with a net ooat of *2. h.p. the added expense of
I tranallls3ion is simply the cost of wires, and poles or con-
| duits.
In fact the transmission of power for two or three
|| miles on or near our lands is hardly worth considering, as
i the cost cannot in any manner affect our enterprise. The
; Power may bo cheaply transmitted one to three miles by cable
I and ovr Rlvor frontage is so extensive that 300 Manufactur-
|i in® establisliments can be located upon our- lands, receive
I wator frcm th0 Niagara River, and have their Water Wheels
| within a few feet of their doors.
Finally do not let our friends commit the error of
determining the value of tho Niagara power solely by its
possible uses in Buffalo. Such U3e must and will be largo
in amount and remunerative, but I make the prodiction that
there will be a demand for it from all parts of the Country
from individuals and firms seeking reliable and lasting pow¬
er that will build up a rovonuo which will fully care for
the fixed charges upon the capital invested.
I Th0 ability of our Company to supply cheap power,
|| centrally located, with unrivalled shipping facilitios,
muBt and will produce satisfactory results.
It may be presumption on my part to criticise the
j opinions of a Professor of Johns Hopkins University, yet
^when one seeks the opinion and advice of a person supposed
I '%s
rto possess superior and authoritative knowledge upon a sub¬
ject and finds that person engaged in accumulating the opin¬
ions of other people upon which to base his ovm, it would
;J ,'8e em to be a plain confession of structural weakness; at
if least in the direction of the subject matter under consider¬
ation, and any opinion so formed ought not to be valued, as
| against those of Edison, Brush and others who have made
j great discoveries in electrical matters and who know from
| their ovm practical experience what theoretical men have had
no opportunity of learning.
Yours truly,
Charles B. Gaskill,
per A. J. P.
Niagara. falls. N. Y.
bear ~ir
heferrlng to the prices of coal for steam/, vs can not give you such figures
now Cfor reasons before mentioned: as we think you will want, to contract atjin fact,
at this time can not make you price beyond Kay. 1st. on soft coal. On hard coal, price «
at, mines subject to the conting encies of transportation and mining [iej strikes and
fluctuations in rreigftt from mines to buffalo and Niagara falls, which are always the
same in these. days.
rAe sill make you Anthracite Pea coal at the breaker., and Grate at
$1.90 per gross ton. Present rate of freight to Niagara falls is $2.00 per gross
ton., making Pea $£.95 and Grate $3. 90, equal to Ss.sS & $3.48 respectively per net ton
of 2000 Its., i'hls price 13 for one year., subject to above named conditions. ive ,
do not look for any material advance in freight from mines to Niagara falls.
On Soft coal, we will make you price of $1.80 per nit ton at Buffalo, up to
May. 13 1. ; this is as long as we can make you a price on soft coal at present., but as
before stated/ve think later on^-ln the winterise can fit you out on that eoal^f you
prefer -Soft. coal)for a year. ibl'S price is based on about the quantity you mentioned
We would like to figure with you when you get down to business.and want to contract, as
we feel satisfied that we can give yousatisfactior.ras regards quality &. price.
,0»r» truly, 1
Harold p. brown.
Nov. 7, 1883.
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My Dear Mr. Edison,
The London Daily News published on Tuesday an ac¬
count of the Tcilltng of a horse tn this city Monday A.M.
Yesterday the Westtnghouse people opened fire upon them,
claiming that the report was all wrong. They cabled for
confirmation and 1 was able to send the tnclosed tn con-
dens ed form over my own signature. Is this worth while
to follow up in that benighted land? I also inclose
some other matters whtch may be of interest.
Sincerely Yours,
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Cable Dispatch sent by request to The London Daily News.
Referring to the accident last Monday morning where¬
by a horse was killed on Fourth Avenue and a police ser
geant injured , will say that such occurrences have be¬
come very common since the introduction of the hig7i-ten-
sion alternating current. The explanation is simple to
anyone having experience with the peculiarities of that
deadly current. In the first place although it was not
at the time raining , everything was still saturated wi Si.
water; a rusted telephone wire had fallen tnto the street
and trailed against an « insulated// wire carrying the al¬
ternating current. The earth connection thus formed was
but a partial one and vhen the horse shod with iron,
struck the wire and pulled it taut, his body being more
completely connected to earth, shunted sufficient cur¬
rent through ' tt to produce death.
He fell upon the wire and it is not at all unlikely
that the contact of the rusted wire against the street
car rail may have allowed sufficient current to &ufficin'rtt
current to pass to heat the point of contact and finally
produce an arc.
The body -of the horse vhen lying on-the paving
stones, no longer formed so complete aground connection ,
and when the driver touched tt he received a portion of
the current, but not sufficient to produce serious inju¬
ry. The police sergeant then came in contact with the
wire between the horse and the pole and deflected suf¬
ficient current to knock him down and burn him. The ac¬
counts indicate that he too fell upon the wire and his
assistant tn pulling him off received his quota.
This may seem improbable to English readers; it did
to us at first but there have been so many similar acci¬
dents tn vhich the alternating current divided among sev
erai living beings from a partially grounded wire, that
we know tt is only too true. One case out of a dozen
wtll suffice.
On the A.M. of Feb. 6, 1888, before dayltght, the
driver of a grocery wagon on a prominent street tn Buf¬
falo, N.Y. , saw his horse fall. He tried to pull hts
antmal up but fa tied and struck tt with hts wet vJhtp, re
hetvtng sufficient shock to throw htm backwards tnto hts
wagon. The ground was covered with snow and wet snow
was falltng. Hts cries brought to hts assistance Isaac
Morton, a porter for the Wagner Palace car Co., who
seized the horse by the bridle and was instantly killed
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Harold p. brown,
Subsequent examination showed that a telephone wire
had uroken, one end falling into the street, resttng a-
gainst an « insulat ed« wire carrying the Westtnghouse al¬
ternating current at 1,000 volts pressure . Had it been
c'urrent ln either of these cases the grounding of
the wire would have short-circuited some of the lamps
a?id thus indicated to the station attendant that some¬
thing was wrong; or if an automatic regulator was used,
mSP/fl,tgJ^ner,aZJy lhB caae> the voltage would have been tm
mediately reduced and such accidents would have been im¬
possible. With the alternating current, however, there
is no means of detecting at the station whether the cur¬
rent Passes through converters and lamps or leaks to the
ground and returns through a human body and a stray wtre
C07nPZaint the experts of the New York Health
Department made an examination on the night of Oct. I4 »
Iff®* °/ the ci™uits leading from the best equipped al¬
ternating current station in this city. One end of a
v.0Zlmeterl was connected to earth and the other
applied in turn to each terminal of nine different cir-
onltV FtIU71 °/ these were in subways and the others on
ry case Previous tests of insulation re-
shovjed very high insulation. But with the
rVZn r «n ^ Tnnt testS a difference of potential of
from leo to. S00 volts was found to extst upon every cir¬
cuit, tne average betng 450 volts.
This is of course an Induced current but it is more
than sufficient to produce death tn a human being touch -
i7f ® vjtre whtle. making a ground connect ton. The armor
of the underground cables and the moisture surrounding
rnt *?s'uZ*tion °f overhead wires farmed a conducting pa*h
for this induced current. This seems incredible and it
■would of course be impossible in a short laboratory cir¬
cuit. But when the wtres extend for miles the static
capacity may easily, become very large. Ur. Hopktnson
long ago pointed out the fact that converters were at
the same time condensers and might be a source of danger
out* think I was the first to show that the conductors
themselves might be so regarded. In concluding the
report of their tests the Health Dept, recommended that
the pressure of the alternating current be limited to
2S0 volts. It is hoped that this limitation win be ad¬
opted since the high tension alternating current has al-
ready claimed 40 victims , II of whom were killed in the
oVrrthAr" Vkrl»hrr-' fie tyndon Electrical Review of Oct.
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq. V^,
Orange, New Jersey. '
My dear Mr. Edison: -
The duty on imported cables is 45*. Having had some
experience in the importation of cables in this country, I think I
can say positively that it would be impossible to get a cable in
free of duty for inland use.
Should you desire, giving me the necessary specifica¬
tions, I can procure, through an engineer in London who has acted
for some Companies that I am connected with, positive proposals
from the various constructors of electrical cables in England, so
that we may know exactly what time and money would be required for
this branch of the business. In contracts involving several
millions of dollars this gentleman acted as our inspector located
at the works, and being a practical electrician having a personal
acquaintance with all the manufacturers, his services would be use¬
ful and I can have them promptly.
As to jurisdiction in the Niagai-a River, it has been de¬
clared by the Government to be a navigable stream. It would be
necessary to obtain the consent from the United States Government
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to lay a cable, and also from the towns along the line of the river
-the latter necessity being in lieu of the State authority, by
reason of the amendment to the Niagara Palls Company's charter, un¬
der which the necessary power has been conferred for our action,
subject only to the approval of the townships. This latter can
readily be obtained at short notice.
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WESTERN
We are attorneys in a suit in this city which involves
first, the danger to life and property from the single trolley
wire overhead electric railway system, pressure five hundred
volts. Second, the practicability and possibilities of the
conduit or underground and the storage battery electric railway
system. Would you be willing to give us your deposition as a
s.- ientist on the subject, which will involve many of the points
touched by you in your November Article published in the North
American Review as the electric lights are in use in this city
with their wires crossing and recrossing the trolley wire of the
railroad, the electric wires having a pressure of from one to two
thousand volts. The telephone wires also cross the trolley wire
of the railroad and run parallel with it in many places. The
electric light wires and telephone wires were put up first am!
have p rocedenML-in point, of t ime over the trolley wire railroads of
this city. If you will agree to give us your deposition in the
case we will at once send forward the interrogatories to an attorny
(tfen.Prjror) so that wo can have your answers. A brief answer to
this letter indicating your views on the above questions, especially
that of danger to life and property frcm the overhead trolley wire
Hew York, 19th. December, 1889.
Dear Mr .Edison! -
I send you herewith the latest report, that of Dr. Coleman
Sellers, upon the Niagara project, for your information.
Sincerely yours.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq
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3301 Baring St . ,
Philadelphia, Deo, 17th 1889,
! 2d. D. Adame, Esq . ,
17 Nassau Stroot,
I How York,
|: 3irs~
Having viewed, in oompany with Mr. Albert. H.Portor,
the lands at the option of tho Niagara River Hydraulic
Tunnel, Power and Sower Company, incorporated by att of tha
How York legislature , passed March 31st, 1880, and consid¬
ered tho proposed tunnel as designed by Mr. Thomas Ever-
shod, C.E., X offor tho following report as to practicabil¬
ity and cost of tho enterprise.
Tho plan of -utilising tho power of Niagara river, in
buildings to bo erootod on tho property of the Company •
above the uppor RapidB, by meana of a tunnel or tail raoo
from the property to tho bank of the river below tho falls,
ns explained in the- panphlot issued by tho Company in 1886
end fully described by the then Division Engineer of the
State of How York Mr. Thomas Evorshod , C.E., and indorsed
by Mr. Elnathan Sweet, tho State Engineer and Surveyor,
is one that oontnends itself as feasible , end no exception
can bo taken to tho general plan of tho project as proaont-
od by tho proposer of the ochomo. The question as before
me is one of mechanical engineering, and finding no ac¬
curate surveys upon which to base an OBtiraato of cost or
any details showing distribution of powers, I look upon
lb*. Evorshod* a presontution of the case as expressive of
an idea and not as the perfection of the engineering ochomo
1.
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after the project should have boon aoooptod by capitalists !
and tho work put in hand.
In tho abaonco of a porfect topographical survey of
I looation, I have been obliged to seek such information
{ bo oon bo obtained, opart from my personal observation of
! tho land and the geological formation of tho rooks undor- |
; lying tho surface of the ground, as exposed in the vast j
; cut mado by tho fells during many past egos;
! 1st. To the reports of the geologists who have conoid- I
! ered the interesting problem of tho reoedence of the Palls
j. to the present- site:
| aid. To tho testimony of persons who have boon engaged
!' in tunneling or making hydraulic canal a in tho immediate
| neighborhood:
| 3rd. On the re Cords of tho Hydraulic Oanal Company ,moro
particularly as thoy relate to the fluctuations of the sur-
i faco height of the rivor at the mouth of their oanal at
| Port Day, for which information I am indebted to Mr. W. 0.
! Johnson C, B. , engineer of tho Hydraulic Oanal Company,
; 4th . To Mr, David Philips, who has furnished mo with
li
| the aooount of tho rocks passed through in boring a gas
| well on the property of tho Company, and who is at present
lj engaged in building a canal on the Canadian side of tho
rivor for tho Water Works; who has had to do with the
jl tunnel at Lookport and who has noted its durability undor
I similar conditions as will obtain hero; who has had con-
l stant employment about the falls, making him a valuable
|i and reliable authority on matters connected with tho riso
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! pnd fal1 or tho river both above and below the falls. j
5th. On the corroborative testimony of the residents ofj
tho looality. Among those I may montionoMr. H.S. Ware, fa_
|: miliar '7ith wolls 071 «>o site of tho proposed work; also Mr
j J* Kofiran who ha3 knowlodgo or tho wells Bvmk in hia ttoo.
[ 6th. To Oeptcin Charles B. Deskill for tho oonditiona
\ staining in the mill alien foci by the hydraulic Canal. With
! 0oPtain Q "skill visit was itado to tho whool pit of Messrs. !
: Showilkoph & Mathews mill built in 1870, taking power from j
; tho Hydraulic Canal Co. Also to the base of the cliff at I
| the head of the lower rapids, whoro tho "shalo" can bo I
j seen and examined. J
j 7th. To Mr. A. C. R*ce, Consulting Engineer for ifbssrs.
| Stilwell & Biox-co Mfg. Oo., for much valuable information
; in regard to tho action of turbine water -wheals under high
; heeds.
8th. To Mr. Alexander J. Portor for survey and sound-
ingp of the river.
j To 1!r • Albert H. Portor who showed me tho lands
| and who hoa rendered mo valuable assistance in tho prosofi
[ outiQn of investigation, and' who imp r oases mo very
j favorably as to his knowledge of tunneling, from his oon-
j nootion with the Tfork on tho How York acquoduet.
!| Starting with tho idea that the first outlay should
| economically open up proporty capable of giving space for
j: tho wildings that could uso to advantage say SO ,000 horse
i poW3r of tho 120,000 H.P. assumed as available, X have
located the first canal on the property of lb*. J, Binkley
the line running south 10° IS# west magnetic meridian, and
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i passing 12 1/& foot weBt of K r. Binkley's house, the pro- j
I s
file of which locality hua boon furnished by Mr.VT.O. Johnson |
! C.E., and herewith given, marked A.
Jiaps of the location furnished mo unon which tho
I
i many oroas omiala have boon plaaod, aro irdoloading an tbey 1
aro predicated on a great amount of filling, for tfhioh
■■ filling I Oan see no mats rial available at the presont j
moment, I sloo object to tho extent of filling as not j
;■ conducive to free water supply to the canal, without danger
: of cutting off from the Hydraulic Canal Company, Finding
1 tho land between Buffalo Street and tho river bank too !
contracted for the purpose, .1 have askod for optional prico
of tho land between that street end the line of tho rail¬
road, Papers marked B, will cover the plan of the propos-
| od additional ground and the prices asked for the property,
i In my estimate of total cost I include the cost of this
; land. Tho proposed canal will lie about 6,020 feet above
| tho mouth of tho tunnel and the property at tho option of
j the Company extends so for up the river as to enable five
othor canals to bo located, the last one being 6,600 foot
| above tho one under consideration.
j Assuming 90 foot head to be tho most economical, but
!: leaving room for tho use of 96 feet head if wheels can be
| obtained to work economically at the pressure and velocity
j due to that head or fall, 1 hiare changed the grade of the
; main tunnel from a fall of one foot per hundred as laid
: down by Hr. Evorshsd to 1/LO of a foot to the hundred, nom-
| inally to a slope of .007. I maintain this grade or slope
j up to tho canal under which lisa tho first cross tunnel.
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and having found "that this constant decrease of water war—
; mats the change, I have adopted a slopo of .005 as tho
bottom grade of tho rotnaininc G,C00 foot of tho main tunnel
By this means I obtain a uniform 90* to 95* ho ad ovor tho
jj whole land. Prom tho first cross tumsl, that is to say
!| from a point 6,020 foot from tho mouth of tho main tunnel,
the saiso size of cross section will bo maintained up stream
for a distance of about 1,350 foot, to tho second oros3
tunnel, which tunnel. will aocontnodate 24,000 horso powox',
and after thi3 amount has beon disposed of, the main tunnel
:j will dooroaaa in siae in sections of 1,350 feet until tho
last sootion is reacted, when the area of tho tunnel, will
;j bo decreased from 572 feet to 201 feot area or from a 27
! foot tunnol to one of 16 foot diameter, the cost of each
!, 3oction being loss than its predoooasor, while tho value
| of the building si too will, bo uniform, so far as head of
water is o<*icornad and mere valuable as boing near to Buf¬
falo and farther f rom tho dangorous part of tho stream.
In ny treatment of thia subject, I have had to take
j: into consideration tho nature of tho rod? through which the
j: water will pass , and in considering the use of watui* under
i a hood of 90 feot at least, I have based ny calculations of
i: volurao on tho loss in transmission from tho wheel to the
j1 surfaoe and aim to deliver oaoh 1,000 horse poppr blooJc in
such manner as to givo that poror at the first Jack shaft
I; in each mill. In diminishing the slope from that proposed
i' in tho estimate of tho designers of tho scheme I have en-
j; '
jj denvorod to koop down tho cost of const ruction by adopting
|| a now system of surface canal that will so much lessen tho
5.
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I 00 construction as to make the larger section of tun-
' retired for the system, taken in conjunction with the
I canal and cross tunnols, no more costly than the smaller
| section on the maps furnished me in connection with the
|; system of cross' tunnels end canols there given,
f A careful examination of tho location has foroed
upon me the conviction that the main tunnel will pass r.
: through the shale that underlies the hard limestone rock,
and which, while worked, with more oaso may he considered
| less able to stand without lining. Frcm an examination of
f this shale and the concurrent testimony of thoso who have
i worked it I find that its name is misleading. It is, in
| situ, a hard rook capable of standing a moderate velocity
| of currant and yielding only to tho operation of frost in
| conjunction with moisture. If, as I suppose will be the
S case, the mouth of the tunnel will be wholly or in part in
; this shale I propose to protect it by masonry at the portal
| and to keep out frost by closing the portal by gates that
| shall extend as low as tho water line of the outflowing
| water. By this means the tunnel will bo subjected to the
action of water only, and that at such velocity, as haw
: been found not destructive to the "Shale*.
Hie rook formation through which it is proposed to
carry -the tunnel is the' same as ha3 been laid bare by the
; gradual reoedonce of tho falls to their present site. We
; know that this rock does yield to the action of the ele¬
ments, but the mind is staggered in contemplating the ages
: required to carve the river bod out of such material.
Thoso who live close to the mighty torrent and have
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I b°0n m0d t0 wotol'i«e 1*u aation or the water, can coo but ,
little change from year to year. Careful Stu-voys made j
■ 3t inteTV<?io havo demonstrated, that in the wont conoen- j
; t rated current of the Horae Shoo Pulls, the wear h* been I
j 30 much aa to carry the odeo or tho fall book 100 foot in I
i! °b0ut 83 yosra * but the raced once of the breast of the
American Pall has been less marked, and what is to bo par* I
; ticularly noted, the racodonce of the bluff of Goat Island !
ia finite as err oat as that of tho bluff of the American Pall j
; Proto this v/e must infer, that frost and moisture have had !
j raoro to do with the destruction of tho rock then the f ca-co !
of the water clone, as tho front ago of Goat I3lend is not
subject to water v/e or.
f The more than 4,000,000 horse power representing tho
j P°wr of tha fell in water as it passes from the 3ito
i chosen for tho prooont enterprise to the rivor below tho
; fells, have with the water, carried roel?a and ice, to help
| 111 mai' of natural dam, but tho cold of tlie north¬
ern winter has dono tho most damage in following tho no ie-
: ture as it ponotrates tho curfaoe of tho softer rocks and
; «!iol«. It is this frost action that is now at work dis¬
integrating tho exposed shale so slov/ly as to be little
: noticed,
' In talcing the water frean the rivor to each whoel
; P** by oanal I have assumed a volodty of only 1 x/i> foot
I per Beoond and givon a section to tho canal at its mouth
sufficient to deliver tho amount of water neodod to dcvolop
20,000 horso powor along tho longth of tho canal. To dim¬
inish tho coot of construction of thia canal I diminish its
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f Cr0SS 200110,1 20 ** ^ancos into the land, B0 that from |
! a nu,uth 120 1,001 lrMo» «»a loot mill aito ifl reached with j
| a Widlh °f oano1 of only 24 fe°t. This plan being carried
; out with ell the oonalo will moke tho mill sites between
I th° a“1Ulu *v«il«ib-lo B1 conrtruotion great or in
10 hf^th os they recede from tho rivor.
| The water carried to tho wheel pita at a moderate
velocity ia carried to each pair of wheel a in flumes of
ample also, ao that velocity of current exists only whore
!; 11 “f,n do wor3:» naisoly, in tho motel cose of eaeh turbine |
f whoal* ~rom the whoela the current is lessened to tho I
j maln tl-lrul01 v,hortl it pas son at a moan velocity of S3 feet j
ji por aaoond through tho noma kind of rooks, that stew so I
| littlQ WGer at. too falls, where to enormous velocity is
| added the action of frost. Bi o water passing: through this
| tunnel ia freed from all the rough matter that helps to
slowly pound the rooks of the fella to pieces and is also
j protected from the frost of tho cold winters .
I have spared no pain3 to assure myeolf of tho last-
j ing qualities of the roek and shtile when protected from
| frost end refer to tho authorities quoted at the beginning
! °f ^is report. I do not give detail of tho statements
mado by tho persons who have tho broadest experience on tho
subject, who have noted the action of water under tho con¬
ditions that obtain in the present enterprise, but feel
certain that the shalo win wear well end need no lining.
Tho section of tunnel proposed is that oannionly
adopted on railroad work. The shape being that of a horse
shoo, tho top aroh being oomi -circular of 10 foot radius;
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4i
width at btso of the Gj-ch 80 foot • the aide*; will slope
fj-or.i a width of SC feet at floor to 80 at tl:u spring of
tho arch and height of the sides about 7 foot 0 In oh os,
while the floor will bo curvod to a control depth of l.s !
foot. Sas drawings C, accompanying tl-.in report. Tho
total height of the tunnel Trill ho 84 foot, tho aroo. being '
eprsal to that of t: circular tunnol 87 foot in diameter.
All tho tunnels will bo of similar form, but will bo men¬
tioned (in ope eking of size) by tho diameter of circular
tunnels of oquc.1 area.
The first areas tunnel '.Till begin with 13 feet dic-
(hotor and ond with 10 foot diameter , whi^o ell tho Inlets
Trem tho vdiool pits will bo equal to G feet diemotor circu¬
lar tunnels. The G foot openings from wheel aits have
boon lengthened to tho mcnif ont saving of the voluro of tho
0 2* ecs tunnel us is shown in tho drewijig accompanying this
paper marked D, showing sections through wheal pits. It
is proposed to work this main tunnol with ibur b roasts
requiring two vei-iical shafts ono at tho upper end 0,020
foot from the mouth, and tlio other on tho property of the
vailrotd any 2,040 foot from tho mouth; 1,320 running foot
of the excavation will bo thrown into the Niagara river
below tho falls , about 8,010 running: foot will be taken
frem the first shaft end by overhaul coating say, $22, 000.
will be carriod to the property of the Company and bo
used in making lend, so will td.no -die remaining 1,090 foot
delivered from the upper ahnffc, the latter without cost of
oyo ihaul. If it ic found dod. ruble to shorten the timo of
tunneling a third shaft can bo driven and two moro breasts
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worked the cost being perhaps §15,000, for such shaft.
Bila, however, will somewhat reduce the ovoihaul cost.
I adviso the too shafts only.
For the tunnel proper below the first oanal, whioh
l mvaii bo moda Inrce enough to dovalop the Whoio power «-
: quirod, the cost will be as follows: —
Opon cut at the mouth.
§35,000,00
Driving tunnel.
702,180.00
First shaft.
16,600.00
Second Bhaft ,
14,200.00
Ovo ihou^ ,
22,000.00
Masonry at portal Sxj.,
10.000.00
§787,080.00
Goat of 1st. orosa tunnel.
22,242.00
Outlet tunnels 8 feet eeoh.
5.552.00
§27,304.00
Ooat of first oanal ISO feet
wide at mouth 20
foot deep
the water at ordinary height being 15 feet deep
at spead of 1,5 per second.
and fi owing
Rook excavate d from f oanal ,
§44,000.00
Rorth cut.
7,000.00
Cut in river.
50,000.00
Rook outs to pita.
1,500.00
Stone work bn oanal.
40,000.00
Dressed stone at gates,
10,000.00
Coffer dam at mouth.
10 .000 .00 Si 42, 500 .00
In sinking one pit to each two mills and bringing the
iropes from the wheel drums up into eaoh mill site the opera
;tion of each mill will be separate from the otfior but oocn-
10.
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oroy of o on st motion will be reached.
10 pits will cost, $157,500,00
Brick lining of pits, 85,000.00
Stone at top, fa,. 85.ooo.nn
7,300.00
! BldB hWlRC b90n “ked ^«.l3 to give the power
in blocks of say 1,000 horse power to each wheel under a
| W 01 C° feet* 1 h-e the cost of placing 10 pairs
of wheels in the 10 pits, selecting data from what I con-
; aider a high cost. io wheels to deliver 1,000 horse power
frcni oa oh shaft 20,000 in all:
10 double wheals, . $150,050.00
Oablos to surface to first
Jackshaft, . . 14,550.00
{ 10 cover the whole cost say,
land at option, rights, &c.
i s-o given to me by J.tr.Stot-
i Estimate of proposed additional
land to give sufficient
length to the first canal.
Interact during construction,
and incidental expense.1; ,
Main tunnel , . . . , . .
first crons tunnol, .
Canal and masonry, ...
10 pits, ..... ,
■flhael3 end cables . '
Total cost.
$165,000.00
$510,000.00
30.000.00 $551,000.00
15,000.00
85,000,00
787,980.00
87,594.00
142,600.00
807,600.00
165.000 .00
$1,960,574.00
This sum which covers the whole cost of developing
the first 80,000 horse power that can bo rented, also cover*
the cost of all tho land and the most oostiy part of the
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main tunnel and applies to the reduction of the coot of
power of all other mill sites on the land of the Company,
'fho total cost divided by the horse power developed now,
i say by 20,000, shows that each horse power will coat the
j ***** only $08.30 power to the amount of 20,000 H.P.
i rented at §S- per H-?- Per ^11 pay the intorost on
the whole investment and all .receipts beyond that price
| Wil1 b° ?rofU* ®1e yal«a of the investment, i8 however,
; bettor shown by the still further development of tho scheme
! lf C Beeond cenEl be b"U* and the main canal carried t0 |
it, the coot of such construction on the basis of the first
[ QstiE,st0* is* not count! ne the gain to be made by the
| C0rJp£my UOlnE «» power to drive tho work which use
of their own
resources I feel suro will :
> the cost of
tho const. ructions at.
leest 1/0,
we have ,
Main tunnel, . . .
. $165,000.00
Orosc tunnel, . . .
25,000.
Outlet tunnels, . .
6.500.
31,500.00 j
? Canal , ....
. 150,000,00 |
12 pits, . . , ,
: 250,000.00
|: 12 sots of wheels.
. . . .
180,780.00
I Oablea, &o., . .
17,220.00
|: Incidentals, . .
‘ * • *
• - 5,000.00 $889,400.00
Shis sum divided by the 24,000 horse power it re¬
presents makes each H. P. B $38.00 or reduced one-sixth by
reason of the use of tho power at contend of the Company,
wo have a cost per horse power of about $32.66 as $1.63
por H.P. for 24,000 H.P. will pay the interest on this, all
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j j
I rental ebovo that prioo will bo profit.
In estimating the cost of thin work, I have taken
figures that will cover advorao conditions not likely to bo j
mot with in the proseoution of the enterprise. Prom those j
| familiar with the cround about Hiagara I find the water is
obtained at A* as £0 to 35 foot, and that below 30 foot tho J
rock is tight. She water found in digging wells on the
property of tho Company has been reached at or before the j
depths named, and the record of the, boring of the gaa well '
I ahwed the solidity of the rook bolow 30 feet. She nature !
of the rock formation is favorable to tho construction of
an tuilined tunnel. Olio atone lies in almost level layers
I and ean bo taken out to leave a comparatively smooth wall
end regular floor. In calculating tho capacity of the
tunnel I have worked with Mutter1 a formula taking as the
j value of tho roughness of tho walla tho co-offlciont for
•rubble * n- .017 checking the calculation by the formula
| other engineers and aostaning a roughness with such
formula of n ,02.
Hature in offering this great water power has pi sc -
! od 1* where it can be taken edvantage of at low eo3t. Hie
f dam built by othor than human hands, 1b for all time so far
as this property above the rapids is concerned: The rook 3
] ii® ready to afford a smooth water way upon removal and
furnish tho defence against wear. Authorities differ in
the estimate of water passing down this river, Mr. Dwight
estimating as high as 361,392,742 cubio foot per minute;
Mr. Perkins as low as 5,087,533 cubic feet per minute; and
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Mr. Darby assumes 27,870,400, while Ur. Burro tt hso by
= thl’30 *“*vatlo».s reaped the amount of 19,600,000. An
wo race of all ibur gives over 108,000,000, whilo the avor-
j ES6 0rt5',e of Mr. Derby with that of Mr. Barrett
j tfivoe ua 84,000,000 to draw from. If thl B Company proc-
ooutos Itc enterpriaa and aucoedda in developing 120,000
horae povntr and can rent that much force they will then bo
armring from the mighty stream only 970,000 cubic feet j
por minute a matter of .04 per cent of the lower estimates !
j °f VOlU11<i* So far ns tho appeoranoo of the groit Water |
| 'B,n;L1 le conooinea the water taken by this and other in- j
dus tries such as the Brio Can si and Hydraulic Canal and the
present enterprise , trill not bo noticed. Variations in
height of water from the action of the ico, winds, &o.
make frem time to time changes so vastly groat. or than this
amount , without seemingly detracting from the wonder of the
world.
The value of waterpower as conpared to steam powor
has induced manufacturers to go to vast expense in building
dans on rivers and developing power by artificial moans
that require fonatent attention and heavy expense to main¬
tain. Iho scattered powero afforded by the rapid flowing
rivers and by mighty springe particularly in the south have
been attractive inducemjnts to manufacturers to seek such
water powers even at distance greatly removed fror, trade
centres .
The property at the option of the Niagara River
Hydraulic Tunnel, Power and Sower .Company extending for
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? diBt0n°° °f 0ror oi^ alone the river bank |
■ onn bo voiy much increased in area by the material taken j
I fl'°m th° °Xeovationa “«» a^o be able to furnish mch I
j; v‘:lutibl0 building not erials for the mills. Beyond tho
f BailrOCa that b"»* one aide il0B aM irant!nao
, territory fbr the dwelling houaoa of those employed, and
I pp*,MBtta« *“***« altos att motive and health. n»
railroad g and canals boaddeo tjio river navigation offer
; facilities for transit unoqualed by any approxiraat oly j
similar entciprioe. j
f *Ma0 intor rated in 13,1a attempt to use tho power j
j of Niagara have the example of the Hydraulic Canal now
j worked to its utmost present oapaoity to judge of tho
j relative advantage of tho two systems. Oho Ily dr tnlio
Omal carries tho miter to tho mill sites below where this i
tunnol will discharge and that at » groat cost in surface
; oanel more costly in const ruction and main tenon co thm un-
lined tunnol s. Olio low cost of power obtained from tho
said river by tho pro© nt enterprise must for many yoars
be a bar to tho profitable onlare*nont of the Hydraulic
| C0na:i V,h0n the VElU0 of th® Property fbr mill sitss on tho
bluff are token into consideration,
| Tho digging of this one tunnel up to tho firot our-
j fa°° °anal offor oitoc ond power at lower cost
than any location now known. A rental man io iontly at-
; traotlvo to brin£ manuf ac turors to tho place will pay a
! handQOrao profit on the In vest non t while the extension of
the enterprise to its completion, will add vastly to the j
15.
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profit oven if that profit is not increased by the trans¬
portation of power by knev/n moans to more distant locali-
ties.
Sor the purpose of the present estimate the surface
| 0“nal3 been plrnod 1300 root from each other, but tho
■ PJWbQain is ono that should bo onrofUlly considered in iso¬
lation to the kind of industries and tho yard room requir¬
ed by each, before the ground is laid out. Buffalo Street I
passing diagonally through the lands may perhaps require j
rs -locating but the present estimate ia based on its rc- j
maining c\o now located. I can see no reason why it may j
not be mode to serve as ono of tho many at roots in the j
| Croat manufacturing town proposed.
'Hie uniform distribution of power of 2,000 horso
power to each wheel pit and the carrying of this in blocks
of 1,000 H.F. to oech of tho mill sites one on either side
of the pit, will enable the property to be rented to atf»
ventage oven to small usors as tho rope transmission in
some oases will enable whole rowa of small industries to
take J>Sio place of any one large factory.
If tho present report reatlts in the prosecution of
, the enterprise I fool sure that careful condderatlon of
| 0och of tha »ony considerations that go to make up tho
5 w5l0l° will result in a very marked reduction from the p~er. _
!i
-j ont cost as estimated.
®ia limited time at my disposal has made mo rcluo—
i; tant to advise alternates from tho plan submitted that may
li laafco roduotion of cost by a j /change in tho locution of tho
j v
16.
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; wain tunnel. it i„ „ow ,,Iaoart
Llj noKii to the line of the
! ’“ay°“ " ■■“““•• U't about 000
! t,Bt “ «“ •*« «»♦ ‘mmolo to the „oto
1 not „ Iomtton
! ** 1<'°°t •52-00'’-0” K,P »“» '—I «* may be
: mix cm^rlnc. o,„ change IloTOr ^
racoMsd aa the careful consideration or this
“ Pl“s *° s“‘ >m hoop baolt „ report,
a.;on its mom features ore 30 touch seeded. Hinting at
=ueh methods of reducing cost I sou conclude this stage
of m. of »J, most interesting engineering problems over |
pliven mo to c anaidoi*. j
Very r 031100 tfully,
Coleman Sellers,
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1889. Electric Light - Armington and Sims (D-89-34)
This folder contains correspondence concerning the steam engines
supplied to Edison by the Armington and Sims Engine Co. Among the
18 a Ietter about the operation of the Edison central station in
.Philadelphia.
All the documents have been filmed except for duplicate copies of
selected documents.
[ENCLOSURE]
ALEXANDER J. PORTER,
y 9(yaf*A*& 3UU, ?[. 'ij /SS ^
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Bear Edison*-
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Enclosed ftsid a gentle reminder of gee, '
Washington
Alee roper# «a Speed' ff Our double engine which
4e connected by flexible ebupllng'.dtfee* ** your No, 1
Multipelar Marine Byname «#- Volts loo Am. 400 Rav. f We
have built several comPouW,»oubie Engine* for the gover*.
mnU ***h Puil(*y We four grooves for i uz inch
eotton r*pe. Speed about See* feet F or minute.
Aft Eloetnoai Paper published in Boston, recent¬
ly compared fur engine* In your now y*r* and Philadelphia
*HJ> oonjpound ooadonsing engines .f *„* Ceriu.
Iyp*» preference to the lat»or. ram quite
ftwiou. |e read the paper ff Prof.Mar*8 at last Ed i eon &~
convonttoa ftad get hie views, ws are o.astantly en th.
l«k out tor infermatlen oa this subject, and find .cm.
trsaoh Engineer, have gene daft .a article High Speed
(2)
Compound, for connecting direct to dynamo ae we have done
tor Ship lighting, and several have been built for the
Freneh Navy. A great claim has been made for this combi-
nation, but a letter just received from a prominent en¬
gineer Who Is thoroughly posted as regards continental
practice says, * the compound engine which his been all
the g* in irance for eUetrie lighting. Is net * success.*
I 4tt*te from Eenden Engineering, Eeb.ath, 1889
Page 13? on Compound LocOmottves.
*A latter from Mr* s,w« Johnson, of the Midi gad
Railway* was first read by the secretary, The writer
said he had had no personal experience with compound
locomotives* but had watched their development very close,
ly. He found the results such aw he would expect to be
•btamed by higher pressures, end *«»ter expansion, even
If net accompanied by expounding* H« had seen a* data
by which a cxparisen could bo farmed between the res-
pective merit* .f simple and compound loeoaotlvo engine,
in Which tha unit pros*,** and ^ numb.r of expanse*,
had been used in both cases. Ho considered data other,
wise obtained of no yalue. The increased pressure used
m expound engines had moulted i* a* icenemy of b
but th. real question wae. Would that oconomy have boon i
{3)
obtained had the higher pressure steam been expanded to
an equal ratio in an ordinary engine? If this question
were answered in the affirmative, where was the advantage
of compounding? The writer gave some particulars of
coal consumption etc., which had come under hit experience
man ordinary engine using steam at a high pressure, and
these, it appeared, came out about the samt as those re¬
corded In connection With Mr, v/ebb's compounds,*
Enclosed rind copy of latter,* practical one On
the subject, that is of Interest, Much has been Said 9t
late on the subject *f compounding, without condensing*
Our Philadelphia engines will demonstrate which Is the
best, 1
Sincerely tours,
[ENCLOSURE]
G~fi ■
Providence, R. I. ,Feb. 11th. 1889.
Report of Test of Arralngton & Sims Engine for Gun-boat
* VorJctown* by Lieut. T. E. De Witt Veeder, u. S. N.
1st. Test for Regulation of speed at varying loads.
2o per. cent, of Load-. 417' Revolutions.
50 * * * ’ • ' 416
0 ««i. ,
76’ ’ ■* •••416- • .
100 ‘ (Full Load) ' 416 •
Variation equal' to 4 revolutions equal to l.per.cent.
2nd. Test of Speed Variation for varying boiler press¬
ures and from full load to 2o per. cent, of full load.
Boiler Pressure. Load. r speed.
‘ * 80 lbs. Full. 425.
* ’ * 2o per. cent. 417.
V * 1°5 * Full. 416.
Extreme vai
latlon equal
2o per. cent., 42o. .
to 6 Rev. equal to 1.25 per. cent.
Frank Bourne,
Edison United' Mfg. Co. ,
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Copy of Telegram sent you this day at . £&sf±i.M. by
cArmington & Sims Engine Co.
1889. Electric Light - Edison Electric Light Company -
General (D-89-35)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
business of the Edison Electric Light Co. Included are letters about the
technical development of meters, electric wires, and transformers. Most of the
correspondence is by W. J. Jenks, director of the company’s standardizing
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine business
correspondence regarding orders and meetings; letters of transmittal and
acknowledgement.
<r~\ Its J—~ •
' New York, Jan, • 3rd,- 1889. ■
A special' meeting of the Exeojutive Committee of the Board 0/
Dtreo.tors of the Edison/,Eleo,trio. Light. Company was held pusuaht to oall'
at' the,. off iocs of- Mess. • Eresel, Morgan 4 Co^i on Thursdap, Jan.' 3rd.' 1889,-
at' 10,30 A.M,
Present, Mess. Johnson, Coster, Sraithere, Thomas and Smith, and
the Sepretatp and Comptroller, '
The Secretarp read the minutes of the meetings of Deo,' 20th and
fiTtfc, respectively, whioh, on motion/ duly seo.onded, were approved,/
The Secretary imported that, he had seen Pro/.- Barker who stated
that, gear Before last, he was guaranteed $50. per dap for 100 daps or $5,000.
/or the pear in addition to his regular retained of $500.; that. last, pear
he consented to a reduction of our guarantee to 50'-daps beopuee he believed
that we would require more than that, amount' of his time.' He oja'ims that,
he has been oalled upon for onlp 42 or 43' daps of his time, during tile past,
pear and has therefore received onlp Me amount, of our guarantee or $2500.
He therefore unwilling to- accept a guarantee of less than 50 daps at. $50. •
per dap for the oom.ing pear. But, if we prefer, he is willing to waive
all. guarantee and accept. $75. per day for testimony and $50. per dap for
investigation ef patents, experiments and other general' work.
On motion of Mr. Coster, dulp seconded, the Officers of the Com-'
pa'np were authorised to aosept. whichever of the foregoing' propositions our
patent. opURsel. map recommend. •
v The Seoretarp reported ti7at. he had been offered the, aro. light. s
plant, in Elgin, Ills. 'for $3, 00O»i the plant, having a' capacity of 55 aro,
lights with 45 lights connected, and having cost, to- oonttniot. somewhat' over
$5, WO, On motion of Mr. Smi there, seconded bp Mr, ' Smith, it. was
RBSOtVED, that, the Officers be and hereby are authorised to offer
$1600, for the plant, but the Comptroller was instructed to-, negotiate fur-’
thcr in. the matter with, a' view either to getting a counter *propoettienfrem
the Owner of the plant, or to- arrange for ah issue of bonds for the purpose
0 J acquiring the property, and report thereon to this Committee at
lot er meeting',-
The meeting me then adjoined. •
Attests
'T, OCn.
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New York, January 10th 1880. '
A special meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Edison Electric Light Company, was held
pursuant to call at the offices of Mess. Drexel, Morgan & Co.
on Thursday, Jan. 10th 1889, at J0:80 A. M.
Present, Mess. Coster, Smithers, Thomas and Smith and
the Secretary and Comptroller.
Mr. Thomas in the Chair.
The Secretary read the Minutes of the meeting of the
;ird. inst. which were on motion, approved.
The Secretary reported receipt of the following dividends:
$600. second semi-annual dividend from t,he Washing¬
ton (D. C.) Company. ,
$1314.49 being 86^/1 00 per cent on $5,000. of our
stock in the Kansas City Company, representing the net earnings
(from Oct. 1887- until Dec. 1888) of the temporary plant.
$1292. third quarterly dividend (2s) from the Rochester
Company.
The Comptroller stated that the contract with A. J.
I.awson whereby he took over the business of manufacturing in Cana¬
da expired on the 15th inst., and that we have an option of taking
over the shop and property at an arbitrated value thereby reliev¬
ing ourselves of Mr. Lawson's services.
After a general discussion of the subject, it was, on
motion of Mr. Costor, seconded by Mr. Smith,
RESOLVED, that the Officers of the Company be and hereby
are authorised to avail ourselves of our option to take over the
property, in co-operation with the other creditor’s, at an arbitrat¬
ed valuation, a new corporation to be formed for that purpose and
the stock thereof to be apportioned pro rata among the creditors.
The meeting was then adjourned., .
Attest: ,
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d©J\I ELEgTRIg Llgjit g®.
<*/ Ht<c Mltmthrilizmg §nre;ui.
poonj 68. W. J. Jcnltg, Qireclor.
Executive Offices:
le $. is bi^oad street.
SUGGESTIONS FOR EDISON CONVENTION.
New York, Jan. 10, 1889.
Edison E'koirtf fi(. <5%^.- <-7s’ s? /O / — \
. . zS^y'r
Dear Sir :
I have undertaken to prepare for the February meeting at Kansas Citjf'of the Edison llfyr
pames an evening entertainment, similar to the Lightning Protection talk at Nantasket, illustrated wi
diagrams. In this case, however, the Bureau desires to' secure the practical co-operation of all pr;
the business who will send within a week after receiving this letter any notes
Central Station work not heretofore described, new devices or new methods of
which they have accomplished, showing the progress of the business in their fii
Among such contributions may be included, for example, (I) statement of motor work ; (2) current sold
to telegraph companies or for other special purpose: (3) interesting modifications of the ordinary methods of
wiring, as in large buildings; (4) special lighting, as in theatres or public halls where unusual problems of
distribution have been met , (5) original or special forms of switches, lightning arresters, ampere-meters, safety
catches, &c. i (6) accounts of special difficulties with conductor, like electrolysis or obscure faults.
These descriptions should be accompanied when practicable by India ink drawings or sketches on pure
white paper of any convenient size for photographing, say from 6 to 12 inches square, or samples of devices
from which slides can be made, or if convenient photographs or lantern slides of standard stereopticon size,
three and one-quarter by four inches. If you have any photographs of your station, or can obtain any, showing an
outside view and the arrangement of your electrical apparatus, these will prove of great interest to many who
have not had an opportunity of visiting you. If you do not wish to part vvith such photographs and will loan
them to us, or will send us negatives from which slides can be made, we will see that they are carefully used
and promptly returned.
Your co-operation is earnestly solicited. If you are to be present at the convention, and it is not con¬
venient to send any description at this time, we shall be grateful for a response to this letter, stating that you will
be present in person and give a number of slides and accompanying descriptions. Thus we shall know to what
extent we may depend upon you fora contribution. If you cannot be present, whatever
signature will be shown, or read as your contribution.
By many short and interesting paragraphs we hope to greatly enhance the interest of this Convent
You will appreciate the fact that any effort to be available should be prompt.
Please use the enclosed envelope for your reply.
Yours very truly,
W. J. JENKS,
Edison Electric Light Co.
or two via vs of the Laboratory, including a vuew of the Library ard
perhaps other interior portions. Mr. Birdsall has also arranged
to take some slides from some of Mr. Hammer's drawings and apparat¬
us; if it is proper will you kindly aLlow him to do this work
under the guidance of Mr. Hammer whenever he finds it convenient to
go out ?
Director.
& ll bs. ' iG, '^^CT.w
Edison Electric Light Co.
p-. s. HASTINGS, Soo’y s- EXECUTIVE OFFICES :
_ J' 1T' mqclbmbnt, Comptir. 16 S. 18 BROAD STREET,
Rew Vorlj _ January 28th . ]
©ffta of the StniulimU^litg guvciut.
Room 68. W. J. Jenks, Director.
A.E. Kennelly Esq. ,
Orange, N. J. ,
Dear Sir:
We would like very much, if it is not too much trouble,
to have you write a short paper for the coming Convention, detail¬
ing to the best of our present knowledge the proper practice with
meter plates and solution to avoid oxidation. This will be a
strictly private matter confined to Edison people. If you wish,
the inclination can be given subject to future addition or alter¬
ation, but we consider it very desirable that at the Convention
we should give some definite idea of what improvements have been
made in meter work. Possibly your paper could be read in connect¬
ion with another one giving additional information as to details
of meter work &c.
The Convention is held at 'Kansas City, Mo. , commencing
Tuesday February 12th; we expect to leave New York Saturday Feb¬
ruary 9th.
Yours Very Truly,
Dire ot or.
JVeiv ro/-7iv_.Jah-.-~8th-i88S.
Personal.
My dear Mr. Tate:-
Again I am reluctantly obliged to trouble you.
In closing a company for Toronto, Canada, I have had occasion
to spend a couple of days with a Mr. Nicholls and a Mr. Carr of-
that City. I have shown them everything that is to be seen here
but before returning to Toronto they were very anxious to see Mr.
Edison and the Laboratory. I satisfied them that the cornier •
would beiimpossible, and then as a last resort', agreed to give-.,
them a letter to you. I am very sorry ind8ed to trouble you in
the matter' but I am sure that a vew minutes time with them will
be- well spent and inasmuch as you are acquainted in Toronto I pre¬
sume on your good nature in giving them this letter. Whey will
probably call upon you tomorrow, Saturday morning.
Very sincerely ypurs.
A, 0. Tate, Esq.
The Laboratory,
EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
New Fo7-/r,._Eab.,__.8.tJL._1.889^_..
A. 0. Tate, Esq.
Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. J.
My dear Mr. Tate:-
I bake pleasure in introducing to you Mr. Nichols
and Mr. Carr of Toronto.. These gentlemen are interested in the
proposed Edison central station Company for Toronto and are de¬
sirous of learning as much of our system as possible during thei-r
visit to this City. Any courtesies extended to them will be
regarded as a special favor both by Mr. Johnson and . —
t it. JLt-tr*
EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
10 A 18 Jl ROAD STJiEBT,
New York, ,1b. b.„ . 13th.l88R..i<S<?
My dear Mr. Tate:-
I am in receipt of your favor
o± the 12th inst. and I desire to express my
sincere thanks for your courtesy to our Toronto
friends. I shall hope at some to have an
opportunity to reciprocate.
Did you ever succeed in getting the orig¬
inal draft of those Minutes from Mr. Edison?
Secty & Treas.
To A. 0. Tate, Esq.
Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. J<
f .6. 0 <•>■
Edison Electric Light Co.
STINGS, j^o'y O- T„,
©ffiee of the jstiutdiiritfceittjg; 3iluve;m.
Room 68. W. J. Jenks, Director.
Executive Offices:
16 6- 18 BROAD STREET,
Rew Yor^.-P-eb,— 'J-9-tTi,. . isag, . 1 88
Kdison, Esq©
13dis on Laboratory ,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
C-'Ml ■
About ten days ago I wrote , at Mr. Wirt's suggestion,
*• MeSSrS’ B°r0,,8m & °°* 3tatine «»t. you were desirous of making
on experiment of easting meter plates, and asked if they eould
oend you some material which could be used for that purpose. In
their reply under date of Fab. 9th. they suggest that you send
them a requisition for such a quantity of sine as you may need for
this experiment.
V/e hove already sent to Messrs. Bergmam & Co. an out-
line of a modifiedjnetcr plate, giving new dimensions in some res¬
pects; but this your Mr. Kennelly is familiar with.
Yours very truly.
Edison
EDW ARD W. JOHNSOI
Electric Light Co.
Executive Offices ;
r- 16 6 18 BROAD STREET,
Office of the Staiuftmlizing gnncan.
Room 68. W. J. Jenks, Director.
Rew Yop^,.._Eeb.,-^ JtetJw— 88
A.K, Kennelly, E3q.
Caro Edison laboratory ,
Orange, N.J.
Dear SirJ-
I have read your report on motor experiments with the
deepest intorest; thoro are many points upon which 1 th ini: vie
ought to have a most careful discussion.
At the Convention tho point was made that it is now of
the greatest importance to the stations to have a motor which will
show the total current output. The ampere indicators do not in all
respects fill the bill, and X am told by station managers that they
do not check with the meters of the dynamos. Moreover, as such a
meter is an indicator merely and does not regiator, it requires
many observations during the twenty-four hours to get the average
of the energy expended.
Please give me a little more clearly y0ur idea of the
connections of tho silver meter which you propose, and whether you
think it possible to connect such a meter without introducing a
very large and expensive resistance.
Edison Electric Light Co
©f (to of the StstHdaerttzino guvcam.
Room 68. W. J. Jenks, Director.
Executive
16& 1
Rew Y" or(j .
Offices :
18 BROAD STREET,
March, Igt,
- 1 88
A. E. Kennelly. ESq.
Edison laboratory.
Orange. IT. J.
Dear Sir:
Permit me to thank you for your careful letter of Fob. 20
as to Central Station Meters,. Also for figures giving results of
your test on the 700 light Meter submitted by Bergman A Go'. -
Both of these , together ',with your exhaustive report to Mr, Johnson,
Win b° br0Ught UP at ^ Session of the Bureau, to be hold
as soon as it is possible to gather a number of able men who Oan
discuss these matters intelligently.
I have stauM those mat tors anil rocomondat ions with tho
d»«po,t ma j bolio,. ,h„ point out oil tho oss.nti.1
changes v/hich should be made,
Very truly Yours. "
ctt-t-c*
<Mm C'lwtra Sight (Qo,
&cecu-l'ivc. Qfficao,
16 and 18 aBzoad Sfcaat,
Gentlemen: , _
V' “2- \ j _ _
In answer to yours of Feb. I4th the slides' you have sent
us were used at Kansas City as a matter of general educational in¬
terest to the Managers of the Illuminating Companies. They will
be retained in this Department for like uses lioreafter.
In case the peoplo of the Laboratory should hold meetings or
evening sessions similar to those of last year, or in any other
similar instances, I shall be glad to contribute the U3e of these
and about Two or Three Hundred others, if you will furnish the lan-
I have been called upon in consequence of having shown these
in Kansas City to supply a Western lectui’er^^oi^iews for his col¬
lection.
Under those circumstances if you consider it right that the
Light Co, should pay for these slides, please send us a bill.
Miami (flettric light dfo.
M. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
SxecuMve ©fficco,
16 and 18 oBzoad Sheaf,
3LEMENT, Comptli
'it .
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Mr A. E. Kermelly,
Edison Labratory,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir: -
Mr Johnson has instructed me to have another edition of
50u0 copies of the Meter pamphlet printed for Mr. Hamner1 s order at
Paris. I propose to add an appendix containing a record of the recent
changes made in consequence of your researches. I also wish to add
one or two points of interest; among them a mention of the small
amount of energy expended in the registration of the Edison meter. I
shall consider it a personal favor if you will glance through. the pam¬
phlet to refresh your memory, and suggest to me any other features of
interest which should be enlarged upon, or which, perhaps,have been en¬
tirely overlooked in the preparation of the paper, as I am anxious
that in sending out this edition to Europe we may say all that we. can
in favor of the chemical system.
Very Truly Yours,
(fMismt (Malm light (§0.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING,
. H. JOHNSON, Prest.
Qccacutkm- ®0tce&,
16 cvnd 18 aBzoad Stzc&t,
Edison's I.abratory,
Ora
N. J
JL.
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2 Z-/J.
1$
Gentlemen: -
Our attention has been called by a representative of the
firm of Edes, Mixter & Heald, Plymouth, Hass., to the low price which
they quote for chemically pure zinc, namely, 7 1-2 cents. we are
about to recommend that all meter- plates in future be made at the
Labratory, as we understand your facilities there, which have been
somewhat expensive to you, are ample for the production of any desired
number of meter plates amalgamated according to the new process.
It, therefore, occured to us that possibly this quotation may be of
interest to you.
Very Truly Yours,
JZt
CjojiX _
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Executive Offices:
Office of the gfftmthirdiBiiig §nmm.
poon) 68. W. J. Jenks, ‘Director.
10 at 18 BROAD STREET,
Aw fork, - Apr-i-l-2ndr — . 1889.
Mr A. E. Kennelly,
Edison's laboratory.
Orange, N. J*
Dear Sir:-
The fact has been brought to my notice that the table
showing sizes and conductivity of wi re of the Edison Standard
Guage is based upon chemically pure copper, and that something
predicated upon a commercial standard would undoubtedly be more
servi cable and less likely to. mislead constructors. Also that the
curve showing the carrying capacity might 'well bo reviewed and
possibly corrected. jhave asked Mr Vail what his judgement is as
to the percentage of the conductivity of pure copper which he
thinks we can hope to secure as a matter of actual practice. His
reply is«96 to 97X."
1 think, therefore, if a" table could* be. formulated on the
basis of 97* purity it would be an important addition to our in¬
formation and literature in this respect <
5 •• ..... !t seems also that some definite arrangement 'should be
made by which tests of the copper provided' b r the manufacturers
should be frequently carried on that there may be no question as
to the absolute carrying capacity of conductors installed in all
(2)
pogoowtagca^of oui* business.
•vThe Bureau would be glad to receive your advice on these
points, and, (if not asking too much) such assistance in a practi¬
cal way as you may be able to give consistentlprith your many duties.
Yours truly,
E®IS©^ ELECTRIC blgjlT g@.
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oonj 68. W. J. Jenk8, ‘Director.
Executive Offices:
le St. IS BI^OAD STREET,
sHew York, - April ftt.hig . _J889.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N. J.
Deal", Sir; —
Mr. Johnson has thus far preferred that nothing should
be said definitely regarding our ability to transform from high
to low potential for central station work until we received your
assurance that apparatn* could be given at -'short notice.
Aside from the special application, about vrtiich we con¬
sulted you some weeks ago relative to the transmission of power,
there has come a demand for direct ourrent rotary transformers from
1000. volts to 100, and one of the agents of the United Company will
call here to-morrow( Tuesday) to secure definite information as to
whether we can promise him a transformer of this kind of a capaoity
of S00 16 candle power lamps, within three months. If ho can
secure this assurance he can immediately close a Municipal plant,
and in doing so sellA dynamo on the basis of this increased output
m addition to the Municipal lighting which is desired, 1 ow pres¬
sure lamps to be located about three miles from the source of
power. ~ , , , - V
Please give us definite information if you can,., and 'also'
EDlS©eN ELECTRI® Ngj-lT g®.
Executive Offices!
lO St. 18 BI^OAD STREET,
J^eW fork, _ 1889.
the efficiency of a transformer upon which wo can estimate the
sizes of conductors and approximate cost of installation.
Will it bo safe to estimate the first cost of small
transformers of this kind at as low a price as a dynamo of equal
watt capacity ?
Yours very truly
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poo.!] 68. W. J. Jenlcs, ‘Director.
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EJxejcutive; Officers!
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq., j
Orange , N. J.
Dear Sir;- l/) X> V ^ _
We are now called upon to send out some directions for
the new method of treating Meter solution, and the question arises
whether there is anything patentable about it.
Please write us whether this matter has been considered.
Yours very truly
\i
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EDWD. H, JOHNSON,
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Orange , N. J.
Dear Mr. Edison ; -
Referring to your letter of Februarytte3rd. regarding
extension of circuit at Spokane Falls, W. T. I am advised that
the Spokane Falls Co. are going to run their dynamos entirely by
water power.
Wpuld it not be practicable to work two different style
of dynamos into the same general system of mains 9
nrirM-
Let the^ dynamos for the district near the station have
the ordinary drop of from 10 to 12 * on feeders; the dynamos for
the outlying district be of higher voltage^gSLig greater drop
on feeders, but so proportioned as to giv? the same voltage at
the junction of feeders with mains.
I enclose you diagram which I think will bring out
more clearly what I have in mind. This plan would save, copper, .
and this copper item is the important one that embarasses the Com¬
pany at Spokane Falls. i would very much appreciate, if you
vail kindly look into this and send me your views as early as pos-'
sible.
Yours truly,
Gen. Supt.
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poon, 68. W. J. Jenlcg, ‘Dire.
Executive Offices:
xe Sf 18 BROAD STREET,
J'jew fork, - AEEjl_8.Qt.Jx, _ J
Mr. A. E, Kennelly,
Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
A -new set of Rules is to be adopted next week by the
New England Insurance Excliange, — the most important to our busi¬
ness of any body of Insurance men in this country. They desire to
publish a curve showing the safe carrying capacity of wires drawn
to Brown & Sharp Gauge, based on 90* conductivity, as being in all
respects a safe limit. This is in the line of experiments which
some weeks ago we had some correspondence about.
Can you indicate to me any method by which, from ex¬
isting data, this curve may be formulated so as to be of service
at the meeting called for final discussion of this matter, in Boston
on Saturday next, (April 27th) 7 Capt. Brophy is very desirous
of. being able to show at that time something which shall be suffi¬
ciently accurate for the purposes o? the Exchange in xaxkixg the
work of inspecting the installations of tlie wiring companies. ■'
Yours very truly.
g©jsl EEEgTRIg g®.
A
Executive; Offices.
la 18 BI^OAD STREET,
J'lew Tork,_
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Thomas A. Edison
Orange , N. J ,
Dear Sir: —
Will you kindly eons:
here enclosed ?
The call for some sort of U 'dire^^^-en^Jiyfo^'rmer
is getting louder and louder every day^ fou^L-lAnotice Mr.Jf«feaii
statement of what the Machine Works ({HMsat
T . ’ S*
Johnson is ready to indorse, provided yo
the present we shall use this apparatus, alre^^r^Ttic^ll^per.. ^
fected instead of waiting for the time when/yW JwjJ duti(sg^d
other interests will allow of the developmw^o/^^C^ype
which we hope to receive in due season. **
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[ENCLOSURE]
April 26th, 18B9.
Mr. Johnson: —
This matter of the safe carrying capacity of wires
of different sizes is well worthy of an investigation in the light
of what Mr. Kennelly says. The tables thus far issued by the Light
Company show the carrying capacity at a. certain specified temper¬
ature and not the safe limit with a rise in temperature of a given
number of degrees above that of the surrounding air.
You will notice that Mr. Vail is also desirous to com¬
plete the collection of whatever information we can secure on this
stibj ect.
It is particularly important that a table bo made showing
these figures with 97# conductivity of copper, and that in our
future work arrangments should be made with the companies produc¬
ing wire so that samples of their copper can bo tested by us from
timo to time to determine whether wo are treading on safe ground.
Do you authorize a request to Mr. Edison on the part of
the Light Company f
Yours Very Truly,
W. J. JENKS,
Director.
E. H. Johnson,
Pre s ' t .
V/. J. Jenks:
ELEgTRIg LIG^T g®.
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poorij 68. W. J. Jenlcg, <Dlpectop.
Executive Offices:
10 «V IB BROAD STREET,
jiw fork, _ May 8th,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq,,
Orange, N, J»
Dear Sir; —
Plaaso liave i.'r. Kennelly work out into practical form the
ideas embodied in a recent letter to us as to Electrolytic Motors
for the measurement of the total current of central stations.
Mr, Wirt and Mr* White will take occasion to have an
early conference with Mr. Kennelly 0n this subject.
Yours very truly*
c^rC^i
Director*
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E§IS®J\| ELrECTRIg Llgj-lT 6®.
Offices!
18 BROAD STIREET,
0ffirc of the <§it;w(!;irdiziuQ jgtirciw.
poonj 68. W. J. Jenlcs. ‘Director.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq,,
Orango, N. Jw
Dear Sir: —
Will you kindly toll us about what you think a lightning
Arrestor will cost to have 1 microfarad capacity and stand 1200 V,
pressure, as called for for lightning protection t
Yours very truly.
YlWiL^
t2v U<y*<JL j
EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
REMOVED TO
, , ,, „ Ytt & 18 UHOAIi STBMCT,
U Wall St,
New York, Ma.yJ2Q.th 1889. _ _
My dear Mr. Tate.-
It is of the greatest importance that we get
hojd of the extracts from the English papers sometime during the
year 1878, containing the, announcement upon which the great fall
of English Gas shares took place'. The attached letter from Mr.
Lowrey to Mr. Johnson will explain'. If you can in any way as¬
sist the bearer in hunting up this publisation in your scrap bboks
we shall be greatly obliged.
Yours very truly.
To A. 0, Tate, Esq. Private Secretary,
The Laboratory,
Orange, N. J..
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EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
~"A V WO '0 * 1* BROAD STREET,
•New York . June 35th. 1889 188
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir : -
I have your esteemed favor of June 24th, and thank you
for. the same. I have mailed it to our General Agent, who has
been instructed to employ four or more solicitors under his general
direction.
The Board received my report very kindly, and, while as
yet unwilling to reduce prices are very .anxious to have a vigor¬
ous campaign inaugurated in the solicitation of light.
Most truly yours,
Engineer in Chief.
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P°onj 71. W. J. Jenk8, ©lr<
Thomas A. Edison, Esq,,
cf'Jew fork, - J.uly....2nd.,.-.
oC*
Orange, N, j. ' *. * - j
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Several weeks ago /we sent you details of an estimate on
a proposed water power^r the lachine Rapids. If you can so far
review this as to ei tiier endorse or criticise it, it will very
much assist us in dealing with problems of this class, two or
three of which ate now presented to us.
jJ , \T^0Wrs v
rours very truly.
EBISO^I- ELtEgTRIg L-lgj-lf "g®.
EDWARD M. JOHNSON, Pro.t.
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Poonj 71. W. J, Jenl.8, ‘Director.
T. A. Edison,
Dear Sir:-
With this we'-.send4 lamp-. from' the’ Eagle Oil Company,
showing possibly , a1 leakage of oil or inflaamable gas into the
vacuum space.
Please vrrite us whether this represents a difficulty
which is likely to occur in places where inflamnable gases- may
exist.
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poonj 71. W. J. Jcnks, director.
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, N. j.
^entlemen:-
iuly...loth. -
We have not received bill for expense of recent meter ^ !
experiment. You will call to mind the instructions given to the
Standardizing Bureau, several months ago, making our approval
....
of bills for experimental work, fMMMn, upon the rendering of
th«se bills during the first ten days of the month follovfing/ ^hat
during which the bills were contracted. Shis
. arrange¬
ment was assented to by you in writing. Wo are also doing this
work under a limitation of expense; and in order to know how much
farther we can go in the matter, it is necessary to get your bills
to date.
Yours truly,
E®lf©J\l ELEgTRIg LISj-lT g®.
Executive Offices.
44 WALL STREET.
J\|ew fork,..' - Jul.y.-.iath. - 1889.
A. E. Kennelly,
Edison laboratory.
Deal’ Sir:-
You will remember that at the .bureau meeting of March
9th. , it was resolved on motion of Mr, j?eggs, that meters of larger
capacity be developed for the use of central stations; and that the
investigation relative to these and meters for the total measure¬
ment of output in the station itself be continued with a
view of demonstrating the practicability of using the chemical
system throughout. In pursuance of those motions the continuance
of our work in these directions was authorized by Mr. Johnson
March 20th. In addition to this a special request from the
Bureau, countersigned by Mr, Me Clement .was sent to the labora¬
tory under date' of May, 8th. I presume you may not have had an
opportunity to arrive at any definite conclusion, satisfactory to
yourself as regards either of these matters. We are however,
now obliged to make some recommendations at once to the Brooklyn, '
New York and Boston stations, as to the construction of 4^0'. 32,
and a No. 64 meter. it is not desirable that they should te en- •
c our aged to order what might he terned experimental apparatus, '
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neither are we as at present, informed, in position to indicate
definitely, specifications for standard meters of those sizes.
Under these circumstances please advise ud what size plates you
would consider best for use with 2, 3, or 4 No. 16 shunts connected
in multiple. If there are to be two sizes of plates a convenient
and perhaps practical dividing line may be made between the No. 16,
and the No, 32, or to apply to all meters above a No. 16, what¬
ever their capacity. Wo are now advising New York and Brooklyn
to order meters for several hundred lamps
shunts in multiple aro^and if you will indicate to Mr. White,
preferably in writing, your judgment as to the size of piate whi ch
may bo for the present adopted, we will endeavor to agree hero in
the office, to unite with you in a decision which shall make the
selected size alt least a temporary standard.
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44 WALL STREET.
Jiw fork, - July. -18th. .1889.
A. E. JCennelly Esq. ....
Edison Laboratory.
Dear Sir:-
Mr. Wi rt has informed me that you are now prepared to
make a report as to the question of conductivity of wires. 1
should esteem it a favor, and am sure it would add greatly to the
interest of the convention, if you would make this report in such
form as that in addition to it being a statement to the Bureau,
of the work done, it can be -read either as a whole or in part as
a paper at the association meeting, August 13th. I think it
would also add very greatly to the interest of that convention,
if you could be present and if you desire, will try and bring it
about by an appeal to Mr. Edison, through the officers of this
company. of course you may have other' plans, either for going
there, or for work which would prevent your attendance. We are
now working very earnestly to arrange a programme, which will
make this meeting the most successful yet held.
Tours truly.
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Executive Offices:
44 WALL STREET.
J\lew fork, - J_uly_._2.2nd, . .1889,
Mr. A. E. Konnelly,
Edi so n ' s lab or at or-y ,
Orange , N. J. -
Dear Sir:-
I am very much gratified that you will be aBslo to attend
the Convention, as stated in your letter of July 19th. I think
you will be not only interested yourself, but able to give to the
station people there ideas that will be valuable to the Convention.
Yours very truly.
ELtESTRI© USjlT g®.
WARD M. JOHNSON, Pro.
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poonj 71. W. J. Jcnlte, <Dlreetor.
Executive Offices:
J^lcw York,
1 wall street.
August 3rd,
Mr. A. E. Kennelly,
laboratory of- Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J,-
Dear Sir:
Mr. Wirt has brought to me your suggestion that the
Bureau state something limiting the temperature for conductors.
I think, with him, that your paper will have more force without
any comnent on the part 'of the Bureau, but with the underst anding
that its lessons will be brought up in the future business of the
Company.
Yours very truly,
Z<n<. So/*t-r<r>-\
E®IS©jJ ELEgTRIg Llgj-lT g®.
WARD H. JOHNSON) F>rci
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oonj 71. W. J. JenlcSt ‘Director.
The liaison Laboratory,
Executive Offices!
44 WALL STREET.
J\|ew fork,^S-g.gjJgggi _ 1889.
Gontlc:menP/
Orange H.J.
Will you fix a price on the new meter solution/
VTc believe more than ever that it will bo very desirable that
you should supply this and wo shall recommend it to be obtained
from yoti. It appears that the cost of the /salt in the new solution
at 15 cents a pound is about 1/4 cent for each bottle. This
being such a small item it appears to bo worth all that it can
cost to have you prepare the solution with all possible pains
and then to throw it away after it has been used once. One
gallon will fill about 90 bottles. This would seem to bo enough
to put in one pkg. Gallon bottles can bo handled easier than
carboys, and will have a value aftor use. You will be able to
acidify the solution to just the right point, which is a thing
that wo would never be able to advise th* motor man to do.
We beliove that you having charge of the plates and the solution
/will Put the responsibility where it belongs for. the particular
part of the meter system, leaving oftly the plain and simple part
for the meter man. It appears that there is still at least a
little uncertainty about these two factors which/ with your heap
should be made to disappear in time.
mw York'^x-.~-i «ra»r«
EDI^Mv?l.N.?WL electric CO.
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STANDARDIZING BUREAU.
Mr. Charles b. Batbhelor,
.Edison laboratory, Orange N.J.
Dear sir;
In sns.ere to yours ortho I6t„ , „oal4 „ay ^
»y discussion Of the motor dynamo r.thor illustrative then
statistical, still „ ,0 the coat of p„.er, I g„, ,h„ ,„r<)nnatlm
I oonld from the Sat. of the Sneering dept. and „„ ^ „
•s Mr. B.ggs, Mr. Edgar, ana mjiso» Hov.ll,- ma j „mt
. figure that «, h. near ,h. average for Edison stations.
Erom the reports of sin stations in different parte or the
».S. 1 got the average coat of COAL only for one electrical HP
hoaijOn the statioijbns .equal to one cent almost "exactly.
Aocepping this resnl, a. fair, it rcmai ns to add the proper
ennt for all the other expense, of ,h. station shich go to «*e '
the .oct of ,h, energy deliierea. These vary densely i„ differ
•n. stations, me . xtreme variation in the output ls .h.t ;
brings up the figure ,o high. I db pr.tend ^ „y figur<
Of 4 cents is mad. up from analyst, of statistics. I, 1.
People seem to be agreed as to just what items should
be charge, against the cos, of energy d^iyered. ! considered that
** *»-» *be energy vould he called
Princely during the hours of heavy load. It is „ot .
' " ^ “ ‘T 108,1 “ ls » addition to the height. '
Of c ourse in some cases the result would be only a small addition
to the cost of operation outside of fuel. However for the purpose
I considered it fair to allow that the increased cost oXXKJQC
would be pro rata to the increased output.
Yours very truly,
W^aA,/— .
J Qj. .
EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
44 WAUL STREET. ■ •
New Yorfflet. 2nd. *89« _
A. E. Kennelly, Esq.,
Edison's Laboratory,
, Orange, N. J. -
Dear Sir; —
Inanswer to yours of Sept. 30th, (which you will pardon ;r
me for saying is characteristic of the spirit in which you have
entered into all our walk), I am sure Mr. Martin cannot fail to
appreciate your proposi tion and make the best possible use of the
material. you will furnish.
In order to expedite matters I have this morning sent,
him the curves, all of whidi I assume are of importanc® either to
him, or to me in the publication of the Minutes. In doing this I
have stipulated that he loan me the cuts which he uses in his
paper, so that the Association will be at no expense in reproducing
this portion of,the valuable material.
I an obliged to be away for a day or two, but have said
to Mr. Martin that inasmuch as you hawe signified your intention
of meeting him at our convenience I should like to arrange for
some time immediately on my return. Of this I will advise you
later.
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EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange , N. J.
Dear Sir: —
New York. Oct;. 21, IftR.a.
^y/r
By the enclosed correspondence you will see that wo are
in search of information as to tte alleged expiration of the Span¬
ish Feeder Patent. In referring to t.te file® of the light Co. I '
cannot find the original of the letter of Jan 23rd, written by
Mr. Dyer to Dr. Crowell, nor can I find any of the enclosures.
It has been suggested that those papeiu were possibly forwarded to,
you, and as it now become* of importance that the; action of the
Continental Company in the matter shall be investigated, will you
hindly refer to your files, and,, if possible, send us.some infor-
nnation on this point. If nothing is found please return as prompt¬
ly as consistent the pep ers hore enclosed. ,
Yours very truly,
3 enclosures.
[ENCLOSURE]
patent litigation
MR. EATON'S MEM. OF BUSINESS FOR MEETING, OCTOBER I4TII, 188&I
P i r s t: What answer shall be made to the
letter of SHIPPEY I
*S, London, September 13th, 1889,
j asking if we wish to purchase the U. S. WOODWARD Patent,
S' dated August 29th, 1876. No. 181,613. Mr. JOHNSON has
examined this matter, and will report.
Second: Mr. DYER'S answer to Mr. POPE'S
book on “Evolution of the Electric Incandescent Lamp".
I will report what progress has been made in this matter
and what Mr. EDISON thinks about printing Mr. DYER’S reply.
Third: Re Opinion of JUSTICE BRADLEY in
the Fibrous-Carbon Case. Does the Committee approve my
action in printing in pamphlet form, this opinion. Shall
a large number of oopies be struck off for gmeral distri-
\l bution* and if so, to what extent and at whose expense?
Shall we have an article on the decision prepared for and
printed in the Tribune, at an expense of about §500? j
j/f Shali we insist upon the decree being entered at Pittsburgh
at 311 early date> « sbaU wo leave that to the other side j
I to do whenever they please? j
Fourth: Touching the matter of securing I
a further decision of the Supreme Court of the United j
; States on the question of the effect of the expiration of !
[ENCLOSURE]
a foreign patent, I am prepared to report progress pursu¬
ant to the adopted resolution, oontained in the Fifth See.
of my Mem. of the meeting of this Committee held on Soptem.
ber 26th, 1889. . ..
The FOKL Case rooently decided against us by
JUDGE WALLACE can possibly be advanced on the calendar of
the United States Supreme Court, so as to be argued and.
decided this Winter. The only expense will be that of
paying one or two lawyers to arguo the law points on our
behalf and to prepare the brief, Mr. SEWARD and Mr. LOWREY
argued the case before JUDGE WALLACE. Mr. THURSTON is
also familiar with the case. Whom shall we employ to
argue the case on appeal?
Fifth: Proposed arrangement with our op¬
ponents touching the Hydro-Carbon Case at Trenton. This
is the mattor referred to in the Seventh Sec. of my Mom.
for the last meeting. Mr. EDISON and Mr. UPTON both said
positively that the Hydro-Carbon process in 3uit is not
used at the lamp factory, and that so far as our manufac¬
ture of lamps is concerned, they have nothing to fear from
an adjudication sustaining this patent. The matter, there
fore, becomes a question of business policy. Shall wo
oonsent to short dates in this ease in exchange fbr a like
consent to bo given us? I am prepared to moke a state¬
ment before this question is decided. Probably I shall
have nothing to say about the expiration of the Spanish
Patent as affecting our progress in this suit.
2
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s i x t h: 5'ilaraent Case. Since the last
mootine of tho Committee, the Counsel ana Experts in - this
case have spent a day in conference* and will meet one e
more for oonf orone e prior to our putting PROCESSOR BARKER
on tho stand on the 19th inst. A very important question
touching the scope of expert testimony to be entered by us,
remains to be settled, and I would bo clad to explain it
to the Committee, for their consideration, . It is import-
Seventh: Referring to the Ninth Sec. of
my Hem. for the last meeting. Hr. JENKS and Hr. STIERIHGER
have examined the THOMSOH-HOUSTON on Central Station plant
at New Haven and Paterson, Hr. JENKS has made a full re¬
port m writing. The New Haven plant infringes sixteon ■ " *
of our patents, and the Paterson plant infringes twenty-
seven of our patents. Shall we eomnence actions on these
Patents against that Company, or shall we preferably suo
the WESTINGHOUSE Companies? Their plants infringe fewer
of our patents but enough are infringed to afford the
basis for at least six or seven suits if desired. .Mr.
JENKS is now making an examination of a WESTINGHOUSE plant,
in connection with this question,
Eighth: Shall, we retain any further ex¬
pert? I refer particularly to Mr. E. S. RBHWICK.
Ninth: Shall I employ further attorneys,
and what ones. We have ten patents, all but two, well
advanced in litigation, which we can press. They are the
[ENCLOSURE]
I Feeder, Lamp in Two Parts, the Pendant Lamp with Shade
i above it, the Johnson Double Pole Switch, tho Johnson Dou-
| bio Pole Safety Catch (in these two patentB we have done
nothing except commence suit), the Three Wire House Ser¬
vice, tho Andrew’s Brea* Down Switch, the High Resistance
Filament, the Three Wire System, and the Plugging; In and
Out of Feeders. In most of these cases wc have made out
a prima faciae case. Shall we force the other side to go
ahead. Host of these cases are against the WESTI1JGH0USE
Companies.
The WESTIHGHOUSE lawyers are already forcing
cases against us on five patents, to wit: The SAWYER and
MAH System, the Hydro-Carbon, the Two Farmer Regulators,
and the driving out of occluded gases. They have eight
Patent lawyers under retainers, as well as more exports
than we. How many more lawyers shall we employ and on
what easos?
Tenth: Should tho WESTIHGHOUSE COHPAMY .
appeal from JUDGE BRADLEY’S decision to the Supreme Court,
it will be important to have all the documents, stenograph-
ic reports, to., used at Pittsburgh, for its o- on the appeal
I, therefore, suggest the adoption of tho following resolu.
tion.
Resolved: That tho attorneys and coun¬
sel in tho Fibrous-Carbon Case be and are hereby requested
to turn over to the General Counsel all documents, steno¬
graphic reports or notos, and other data for permanent
[ENCLOSURE]
preservation by the Company. The General Counsel is hon
by instructed to promptly act on this resolution,
. Respectfully Submit tod,
General Counsel.
October 11, 1889.
[ENCLOSURE]
A Mooting of the Patent Litigation
Committee of tho EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY v« is. hold,
pursuant to oall, at the Offices of MESSRS. DREXEL, MORGAN
& CO., S3 Wall Street, on Monday, Oct. 14, 1SS9, at 4 p.m.
PRESENT: MESSRS. WRIGHT, DAVIS, SMI THERS,
HERRICK and EATON.
On Motion, tho reading of the minutes
was dispensed with,
The following memo, of business was presented
by the General Counsel. (Copy memo.)
The matter referred to in the first section of
MAJOR EATON'S memorandum was passed owing to the absence
of Mr. JOHNSON.
On Motion made and duly seconded, the
question of publication of Mr. DYER’S answer to Mr. POPE'f
book on “Evolution of the Electric Incandescent Lamp" was
roforrod to General Counsel.
On Motion made and duly seconded,
5,000 copies of JUDGE BRADLEY'S decision wore ordered
printed for general distribution; and it was resolved
that no further publication on the subjeot be made in the
Tribune.
The question of advancing the POHL case on tho
calendar was referred to General Counsel with power; als >
the question of the employment of necessary counsel, in
[ENCLOSURE]
addition to Mr. SEWARD.
On Motion made and duly seconded, the
| prop0£3,3d arrangement for advancing rapidly the Hydro-Carl
| b0n case at Tl*anton declined, unless a satisfactory
! case can bo selected by our counsel to be equally pressed.
On Motion made and duly seconded, the
power to press a limited number of new patent suits was
referred to General Counsel with power.
The question of employing additional counsel
for these oases was also referred to Mr. HERRICK and tho
General Counsel, with power, the idea being that in minor
oases comparatively inexpensive lawyers would be required.
The question of employing Mr. REHWICK was laid
over with the recommendation that tho General Counsel use
Mr. KENHELLY.
0 n M o t i o n made and duly seconded, it I
Resolved, that the Attorneys and Coun¬
sel in the fibrous carbon case be and hereby nro requested
to turn over to tho Genoral Counsol ell documents, steno¬
graphic reports or notes and other data for per, ton ant pres-
orvation by the Company. The General Counsel is hereby
instructed to promptly act on this resolution.
The meeting was then adjourned.
ATTEST :
J. H. HERRICK,
Act. Secy.
J iei'c ■ '
EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
.
Dear Sin:-
In accordance with the By-laws of this Company t I beg
leave to notify you that at the first meeting of the Board, held
November 13th, a resolution was adopted giving notice of proposed
amendment of Bee. 10, Art, 4, of the By-lava, ‘ The section refer¬
red to reads as follows:
■Sash Trustee, hot under salary, shall be entitled to
five dollars for punctual attendanee at any Board meeting or anr
Comnittee thereof,*
The neat quarterly meeting of the Board will be held at
the office of the Company on the 3rd. Tueeday in January next* at
which meeting the proposed amendment will be considered and acted
upon*
Yours very truly,
//a^C
Secretary.
JTC*£T<l.
EDISON GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
44 WALL STREET.
JVew York,. . ifee... 16tfr, _ 18 89
2^^
A number oi* Van Choate lamps were sent to the lamp
factory some days ago. Lamps of'150 c.p. show an expenditure of 2
watts per candle. . .
Do you consider the matter of sufficient interest to know
somethire more -about these by putting them <Sn your circuits for a
life tost 1 ftf so, they - can be sent over from Newark at any time.
T. A. Edison, Esqi ,
Orange ,
/S-^~4L
1889. Electric Light - Edison Electric Light Company -
Illuminating Companies (D-89-36)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
organization and management of local Edison illuminating companies.
Included are documents concerning the annual convention of the Association
of Edison Illuminating Companies. Among the correspondents are Jonathan
H. Vail, secretary of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, and
Edwin R. Weeks, general manager of the Edison Electric Light & Power Co.
of Kansas City.
Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine meeting
announcements; routine orders.
THE ASSOCIATION OF
H EDISON*ILLUMINlTING+COMPSNIES.»-
I have been requested to ascertain hovf many representat¬
ives of Edison Illuminating Companies in' this vicinity will attend
the next semi-annual convention of .the Edison. Association at Kansas
City, Mo.
If possible, it is desired to get together a party of
sufficient size to' occupy a special car on one of the Perm. R. R;
Limited trains, similar to the trip to Chicago last year.
WiH y?u kindly inform me at an early day whether we can
expect the pleasure of having you with us on the trip}?
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THE CHICAGO' EDISQH CO.
139-141 ADAMS STREET.
CHICAGO......
Jan. 19, 1889 . .
. Edison Esq.,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:
We are talking of building a station for residence lighting
principally. The area to be coveredis 1-2 mile’ wide by a mile and a
half long. The station would be located a mile and a half from our
present station. Could we in any way feed the new station during light
run, from our present station? The new station would have capacity
of from 15000 to 20000 lights. I do not think thelargest load would
be over 10,000 lights, and the light load might be 1000 at the utmost.
This new station would cover the residence district in which many of
our stockholders life, and they are very anxious for the light. If
operated constantly we d^no^h^ih it would pay, unless we could feed
it from our present stafionTwitfione ortwo men to attend to the
regulation. We would be obliged to you fv any suggestions you may
give us on the subject.
. ' •» We could locate the station on one side of the area, adjoining
waterailr°ad and the la,ce, in that wa,y making a saving in fufel and
It occurs to us that if we could feed from the old station to
the new station, it might possibly be cheaper to feed from the new
station to the old one.
We enclose rates we get for power, which you will see are higher
?narffe'» als0 a table showing the rates 'for power
compared with the rates for light. This is based on motors for con¬
tinuous work— not intermittent. ■
Mr. G. T. Watkins, former President of the old gas company, who is
a stockholder in our company, has been prevailed upon, by ourpeople to
take t.he Presidency of this Company. He went to New York last night
and whiie he is ,Bast will probably call on you* He has with him a
statement of our last year’s business, which I will ask him to show to
you. In it I show the largest and the smallest :nunber of lights
operated during .December, iihieh is the largest lighting month. I wish
. you would please give Mr. Watkins all tlte information he may desire,
because on the result of what he learns there will determine the
policy of this Company for the future. £ juJzrfb
Regarding the matter of new station, if you wish, I will send/ou
maps of the city showing our present station and the contemplated
station. Very truly yours,.
The Chicago Edison Co.,
Sec’y & Treas.
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THE HSSDCI.RTIDN DF
H EDISON i ILLUMINATING ? COMPANIES h
Secretary’s Office, Room 58, No, !6 Broad St.
n . '! le next semi -annua! convention of the Association of Edison Electric Illuminating
Companies will be lie d at Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday; February 12th, 1889. (The By-Laws
having been changed at the last meeting, providing that the Convention shall convene on
Tuesday instead of Wednesday.) f
„ The headquarters of the Conventioh will be at the new COATES HOUSE
the Associatifni"111^0 ConYnittee llave made satis^tory arrangements for the accommodation of
„ n. ,. „ This Convention gives promise of being of more than usual interest and profit to
all Edison Companies and it is therefore important that all should be represented.
Hie specialf Committee on- Fire Insurance have given very thorough attention t(
The increased prosperity of/Edison Illuminating Companies, the growth of the
discussions6"' ^ °t1er "Wovements a"F developments, will bring out valuable and' interesting
a Stereopticon talk by
Among the papers to be Presented are the following;
1 he evening (session of the opening day will be devoted to
Mr. W. J. Jenks, entitled "iBooks and/Corners of Central Stations."
Other interesting and Valuable papers are promised
By Prof. Wm. D. Mirks, on die Steam Engine.
By Messrs. Jackson, Wirt anti Field; on new uses for the Electric Current from Central
btations. \ I
By Mr. J, H. Vail, on^Powef supplied for railway purposes from Edison Central Stations,
r't 1 /-T*’e E?ecutive £°ni/nittee hereby extends an earnest and cordial invitation to all
old and new Companies not yet members of the Association, to send one or more representatives
to this meeting, with authority Wenroll their Company as a member of the Association.
1 1 to those Companies already members a special request is made that they will
each be represented by AT LEAS I ONE member, and as many more as possible, thus giving
encouragement by your presence to the entire Association, and at the same time imparting
and acquiring valuable suggestions and information.
.1 1 1 The Secretary wil1 esteem !t a particular favor if you will kindly advise him on .
the enclosed postal card how many representatives your Company will send, thus enabling him "
to notily the hotel in advance, so as to insure satisfactory accommodations, being reserved for all
who may attend. 0
Yours truly,
J. H. VAIL.
Secretary.
Co '•*
EDISON ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO.
OF BROOKLYN.
20 &. 28 COURT 8TR^ET.
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BROOK l. VH .188 3 »
A. 0. Tate Esq.
Private Sec'y !.?r . Thos. A. Edison
Orange, N. J.
My dear Mr. Tate-
Mr. (Ihinnock desires mo go up and see Mr. Edison
regarding tho/J^rminat ion for th/ Brooklyn district, as we have
laid it out. £4 4C* / ' ~
I have tried to kfake^ome improvements for general arrangement
on plan laid out xn. othotr stations, and before submitting it to
the board of Directory' would like to have Mr. Edison's opinion
of it.
V/ill you k^njj^y wire or telephone me to-morrow morning, when
it would be convenient for him to give me a few moments, and oblige.
Yours very truly
^Choral-Manager.
Send word to above address.
C. T. WATKINS,^ ^
J. W. DOANE^
r. a. QORTON,
THE CHICAGO EDISON CD.
13 B - 141 ADAMS STREET,
DIRECTORS t
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CHICAG-D, . MBr oh, 15 V 1888, . IBS
Thomas A, Edison,
Orange, N,
Dear Sir J-
*«•
We recently received a fetter from the Machine
Works in which they quoted a letter from you in regard to using
chloroform irt oup unctl'iinboxes t;ct prevent explosions,
I thought before doing anything I would like to haife your idea
of the proper way of using 14, We have heard .nothing about theii-
uping it. in the up town districts in New York,
Vqry Truly Yours,
The Chicago Edison Co*
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flew York, Maroh 15th 1889.-
Mr. • John I. • Beggs,
Gen’li Man'g <£ y.- President *
Hear Sir:-'
In the proposed oon/erenoe tomorrow with Mr. ■ Edison- and Mr. • Kruesi.
regarding a contemplated new station in the 1st. • district- and the practicability
0/ suoppss, lulls and economically opnneo.ting the present, two- wire system, with the
new standard three wire system.- I. desire that, the /allowing statement, o/ what,
we want, tc- ooppmpMsh should be presented and that* as /ar as possible ewplic.it.
answers should be obtained /or presentation: to the Board with this litter next ,
Tuesday, 19th insti'
1st. MVe want- to extend the present, limits o/ the First. Bistricf, so as to
include /rom the Battery as muon as possible o/ the City below Canal, Street.-
Can- we suc.opss/ully o.over this area /rom. one Station? 1/ not, how
much o/ it?
2nd. ‘What, would probably be the best, location /or cuoh a station; • no re-'
gard being paid to- our present, underground system?
How would a location near As tor House suit?
3rd. - In opse we bui.ld suoh a’ station; in order that, it, may ultimately be
properly situated /or the entire new enlarged District* its looption- at, /irst,
would necessarily be outside of the present, underground system, ■
The plan- would then- be to extend with the 3 wire tubes /rom; the new
station- to- points divergent, from, but, which afterwards would balance our pres-'
ent, system, Tsee note] and then, from, time to- time opnneo.t- the new system, with
our present, two wire system, till, finely we opuld dispense altogether with our .
Pearl, St. -Station and then the entire District, be supplied from the one Hew
Station; ■ Is suoh a plan prab.tiopble?
[ENCLOSURE]
4th. Can we thus economically connect, the three wire system with a
two ■ wire System?
5th. • What, main features would be involved in the ohahge?
6th.' 1/ the Connection- of the systems can he arranged for, will . it,
be neoessary to- rewire buildings note wired, so- that, they opn receive the cur¬
rent. from the 3 wire system?.
This is a very important, consideration, sinoe we cannot, aslc or
expec.t. our present, customers to- rewire for our bene/it* nor be put. to- inoonven-'
ienoe even should we want, to rewire at, our expense. ■
6tl. Can we economically utilize cables for portions of the length
oj* feeders ?
7th. Can we arrange, in sucJi a’ new opmbined System to dispense with
feeder equalizers? ^
By answers to the above seven: questions, our Board will,
then be in a' better position to determine their future action.- The necessity
of haste, in' suoji a' determination- is apparent, ■
f'truly,
No tp, tp; 3xdr ‘ fpint, ;
Suppose a new station was built, outs ide of present, distirio.t, say in-
the neighborhood of the- Astor House. - tie would then' supply , all. the customers'
north and west, of that, point, until, we had a /air paying' load. - In mean time,
the Pearl. St. Station would be supplying, as now, our present, customers and none
of the power of the new station would at. first be wasted in supplying' what, op jr be
supplied from old station.’
Wi. Ut a rn sp o>:lfPf(c July 6th, JSS 9
Thos A, Edison, Esq. ,
Orange N.J.,
My dear Edison:-
I hold a receipt from you for $150. of the capital
stock of the Edison Electric Ill’g Co of Mount Carmel: a delivery
of the certificates at your convenience will oblige.
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THE ASSOCIATION OF
-EDISON ♦ ILLUMINATING * COMPANIES'-
Secretary's Office, No. 16 Broad Street
Gentlemen: —
.. , , ■ Tll? next Meeting of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, will be
held at Niagara Falls, N. Y. commencing Tuesday, August 13th 1889.
. Ij is earnestly desired that your Company should be well represented at this
Meeting thereby adding to the general interest of the occasion, and more generally dissemi¬
nating the valuable information and suggestions brought out in the discussion of the several
important matters to be considered, and the special papers presented, of which there will be
quite a number, prepared by some of the most competent men in the business; which informa¬
tion and suggestions, it is believed by those who regularly attended the Meetings are worth
to any local Company many times the cost of sending representatives to the Meetings of the
Association. &
. This being the season of the year when many of those connected with the local
Companies seek relaxation and rest, it is suggested that no more interesting and delightful trip
can be taken, than to Niagara Falls, thus enabling business to be combined with pleasure, and
afford those having common interests at stake to meet, and become acquainted and exchange
ideas and experiences, whereby the whole business will be greatly and permanently benefited.
.i at „• iAt last Meeting of the Association, the By Laws were ammended, so that
the Meetings hereafter, will be (commencing with the Meeting in August next,) held annually
instead of semi-annually, consequently there will not be another session of the Association^
twelve months; which renders it all the more desirable and important, that this Meeting should
be well attended, as there are many matters of general interest to. the local Companies to be
considered, and also Officers of the Association for the ensuing year, to be elected.
INTER NT ATiArf5aAnPwenxmr m°tel acoc0™modad°ns have been concluded with the
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL. Terms $8.60 to $4.00 per day, according to rooms which
may be secured in advance by telegram.
i You are requested not only to have your own Company well represented, but
also to use your influence in securing the attendance of others.
Yours very respectfully,
JOHN I. BEGGS,
President.
t- VAIL. Secretary.
Ah Gs'-i
THE ASSOCIATION OF
H EDISON * ILLUMINATING * COMPANIES, h
SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
ROOM 71, NO. 44 WALL STREET.
Charles Batchelor, Esq. ,
33 West 25th Street,
Hew York City.
Dear Sir:
I enclose copy of the stenographer ' s notes of the ais-
cussion as to the Transformer. You will notice that the question
of control of that type of apparatus at the sub-station from which
the secondary circuits radiate was quite fully gone into, and that
it was stated on Mr. Edison's authority that no such control had
bcen-provided for, but that a chan-c of pressure in the secondary
system," made necessary by the variation of load, must bo effected
by tho government of the field magnets of the Municipal dynamo at
the power station. Mr. Edgar made it very clear that in any com¬
prehensive system it wo tad 'bo desirable to place several motors,
and perhaps more than one sub- station, on one feeder.
It will interest you in this connection to read Mr. Wirt's
paper on the relative efficiency of the throo-rri.ro, double three-
wire (220 volts on each side) and the motor dynamo, with curves.
All of these I enclose trusting: that you will return the papor and
diagrams as soon as convenient as they are to
rp very soon
fU^Lty,
BROOKLYN, -
Mr. Batchelor
Edison lab'ratory, Orange , N. J.
Mr. Batchelor —
I have been so- rushed with work that X have omitted writing you, al¬
though I believe somebody was trying to get me on the telephone one day from
the Labratory, but could not make out to do so.
I got my Station started by the time I expected, last Monday, and have
now a little time to spare and would be glad to meet you either at the lab¬
ratory or your house anytime in regard to Mr. Edison's plant.
Yours very truly
MEMORANDUM.
Edison Electric Illuminating Co.
OF BROOKLYN,
26. & 28 COURT STREET.
To
MrS Field.
BROOKLYN— Sg,PjLl_Sl.Sjt._,. . 188ft, . .
Of the 38 meter plates received this morning from Bergmann & Co.,
17 proved defective. In setting up a pair 6f plates, the cork bound the
rods, and the slight pressure thus produced cracked the lug. This called
miyattention to this defect, and upon trying the rest, found 17 that
yielded upon slight pressure. I think two things would help this- putting
less Mercury in composition, say 2X instead of 5 % as at present, and
instead of spreading the foot of the rod, notching it.
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THE ASSOCIATION OF
H EDISON 4 ILLUMINATING * COMPANIES. F
OFFicens^sag-DO. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, ExecuTIVE Committee, 1889-90.
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Edison's Laboratory, ., .
Orange, N. J«
Dear Sirs-
You are hereby respectfully notified of your- appointment
at the Niagara Sails Convention to a Oomnittee to investigate the
proposed practice of grounding the Neutral Wir® in Edison Three-wiee
Systems, in accordance with the allowing resolution:
RESOLVED, That a committee of eight be appointed
by the Chair to thoroughly investigate the subject of Ground--
ing the Neutral Wire in Three-wire Systems, and that the
committee be instructed to report to the Executive Committee
of the -Association at the earliest possible moment.
The other members of the committee are Wilson S. Howell,
Montgomery Waddell, c, J. Field, John Kre*si, H. Ward Leonard,
Philip Seubel and C, L< Edgar,
Yours very truly.
EDISON ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO.
OF BROOKLYN.
26 &. 28 COURT STREET.
BROOKLYN ,-O.ojU . 3r.d. . J.8S9.,
Mr. Chas. Batchelor.
Edison Labratory, Orange, I. J.
Dear Sir;-
We have been trying to get from Bergmann k Co. the material and
fittings for our new meters but they have been delaying us on everything
very much; more than anything else, we are hampered on getting plates.
These, I understand, are made at the Labratory for Bergmann k Co.
It is very hard for us to have toe onnect up customers without meters, but
this is the state we have been in for the last month.' We have no meters
for more than one-third of our customers. We are now getting the meters
but have only a very few plates.
Can I ask you if you cannot kindly do something to hurry these plates
through?
Yours very truly.
--'''General Manager.
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Dictated.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
My dear Mr. Edison:
U. BANK OF KANSAS Cl'
Kansas Oity, Nov. 11, 1889.
(u -VO
Permit me to suggest that a most interesting
subject Tor the discussion by phonograph which you kindly promised
for the Kansas City convention in February would be "The Methods
of Regulation and Distribution by the Five Wire System". This,
in addition to being newsjwould be the best possible card for your
interests in the West, where , in distribution from central stations,
distances are greater than in the East, as business is more widely
scattered.
During the few weeks preeeeding the convention, I intend to
publish biographical sketches of some of the leading electrical
men of Amerioa. With your permission I shall include your name
in the list and hope to receive from ?4r. Hicks Aome material aB
yet unpublished.
Hoping toJ hear from you at your convenience, I remain
with best regards
Yours very truly.
vSHst., Edison Electric Light and Power Company,
Dictated. T" . " Kansas City, Deo. 13, 1889.
Mr. W, Preston Hix,
General Agent Edison Electric Go.,
#44 Wall St. , New York Gity.
My dear Mr. Hix:
I herewith return Mr. Tate's letter and enclose
a letter to Hr. Edison which, after reading, I trust you will kindly
favor me by delivering to him in person.
Prom the letter to Mr. Edison you will at once understand
the importance to the Kansas City Edison Company and to me person¬
ally of securing the promised discussion. You know better than
any one else in New York City the difficulty of raising money in
Kansas Gity, and I must rely upon you to make the most of the argu¬
ment regarding the increase to our capital. Our light is growing
in popularity and we are obliged to put into plant, in addition to
our net earnings .from one thousand to three thousand dollars month¬
ly to supply the demand. You well kpow my personal aversion to
being placed in a position where w^are-not only to borrow money
for extensions^ but to do without paying /at cash dividend which we
are earfling. Our plant account now amounts to about $120000. .twen¬
ty thousand of which is covered by a floating debt which worries
mo not a little, and from which there seems to be no escape except
by means of the proposed inorease in capitalization.
You will remember that the Kansas City convention will
be the firs,t meeting of the Association under the new constitution
: which limits the membership to central station men who, as a rule,
Edison Electric Light and Power Company.
• 2.
have ntf interest in any parent company but whoso money is invested
in the manufacture of electricity for light and power purposes. I
believe you agree with me in the opinion that nothing can so as¬
sist the Edison interests among those already in the central sta¬
tion business as to have the actual results achieved by Edison ap¬
paratus in the hands of such men as Marks, Beggs and Edgar made
known to those the: success of whose investments will depend upon
the commercial value of the apparatus which they use.
As an instance of what can be done in the west, would
remind you that in Texas alone there are about one hundred growing
cities having a population of from three thousand and upwards only
about 25# of which are supplied with any kind of central station
electric light service. The proposed discussion of the Five Wire
System will, as I have before written, greatly facilitate the exten¬
sion of the Edison business in the west, and I have no doubt that
Mr. Edison's phonograph discussion at the Kansas city convention,
followed up by a proper canvas .would result in the formation of
thirty or forty central station companies in Texas alone.
, Mr. F. J. Sprague and Prof. Henry A. Rowland have acoept-
X'4 0d my invitation to attend the Kansas City convent ion, and the promis¬
ed discussion from Mr. Edison only is needed to make. the meeting
a great success.
r ,fst favorab^ -li-
be saved the mortification of having to aLouAnXn?£ 1 may
fellow townsmen and throughout the fountr^^ jK?, th am0ne my
of the programme. country the failure of that part
oblige. PleaS<3 1St ”8 hSar fronl you as so°" ^ convenient , and
. ... ... Yours very /?
[ENCLOSURE]
Edison Electric Light and Power Company,
Dictated.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Kansas Oity, Deo. 13, 1889.
Orange, N. J.
My dear Mr. Edison:
A recent letter from Mr. Hix inform^s me that
you fear that you cannot arrange to give us the discussion by pho¬
nograph. I trust this will not be your final decision in the mat¬
ter, however , as relying upon tee promise given me when Mr, Hix and.
I Iasi' visited you at Orange, I have written some thousand personal
letters to the central station companies of the United States and
have, through the local and western daily papers .mentioned- as one
of the most important features of the program Your discussion by
phonograph. The mention of this discussion has been most favorably
received not only by central station men but by prominent citizens
and the newspapers, and to drop it fron, our program will not only
greatly disappoint the people of the west, but will place me in a
very embarrassing position. ■
I feel that nothing further is needed to induce you to
make a special effort to help me out, but it may not be out of place
for me to add that nothing else except your personal presence in
Kansas City would so advance the Edison interests in the west, both
the phonograph and the electric light, as a short discussion from
you upon the Five Wire System as suggested in ray letter of the
11th Ult. |
We greatly need more capital with which to extend the
business of the Edison Company in Kansas Pity, and it is ray plan
[ENCLOSURE]
1 Edison Electric Light and Power Company,
. 2.
and' hope to place the neoessary increase to our capital stock as
one of the immediate results of the interest developed by your
discussion. I. enclose clipping of data, which I have been at much
pains to collect, in regard to Kansas City and the west, and send
this letter to our common friend, Mr. Hix, with the request that he
present it to you in person.
Hoping to hear from you favorably at your earliest con¬
venience, I remain
Yours very truly.
Edison Electric Light and Power Company,
Dictated.
Mr. Thos. A. Edison,
Orange , N. J.
My dear Mr. Edison:
O'
Kansas City, Deo. 24, 1889.
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In reply to yours of the 14th inst. .would say
that I was pleased to receive from Mr. Hix the biographical data,
much of which was new to me. From it and other matter in my pos¬
session, a very interesting sketch can be written.
I am also indebted to you for a most acceptable Christ¬
mas card, in the shape of a photograph, which is an excellent like¬
ness .and a compliment to me which I fully appreciate.
I trust that you have ere this received by the hand of
Mr. Hix my letter of the 13th inst. I herewith enclose a copy of
a letter upon the same subject.
Hoping to hear from you in the near future, I remain
Yours very truly,
[ENCLOSURE]
y-6 Edison BLectric Light and Power Company.
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Dictated. \ / Kansas City, Deo.lB, :
Mr. W. Preston Hix, /
Edison General Electric Oo.,
#44 Wall St., New York City.
My dear Mr. Hix:
Mr. Coates has just called to get ray suggestions
as to special work for menus during the four days of the convention
and I have suggested that he make up his designs for the menus iur
the four days of very light portraits together with illustrations
of the most important work of Edison, Sprague, Rowland and Thomson.
Take for instance the Edison day. Let Edison's shadow portrait
appear on the menus for the three meals accompanied for first meal,
by illustrations of his Telegraphio and Telephonic work; for the
seaond meal, by illustrations of work in Acoustics; and lastly by
illustrations in Eleotrio Lighting. I suggested that he make the
dishes bear prefixes and suffixes of a technical nature appropriate
to the theme of the meal.
Mr. Coates is very anxious to get out something entirely
new, elegant and appropriate , and does not object to a considerable
expense for this purpose. In case you think that Mr. Edison would
not be displeased by such publicity, 1 shall depend upon you to fur¬
nish photograph and outs as soon as we are certain of the phono¬
graph discussion, I hope that you have succeeded in regard to the
phonograph discussion as its importance to the Edison interests
becomes daily more apparent. Mr. Edward H. Allen, who you will
remember is president of the Board of Trade, to-day spoke of it as
of the deepest interest and as certain to attract wide attention.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience. I
remain
Yours very truly.
1889. Electric Light - Edison Electric Light Company of
Philadelphia (D-89-37)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
business of the Edison Electric Light Co. of Philadelphia. Most of the letters
are by William D. Marks, general manager of the company. There are also
reports by Marks to the company’s board of directors concerning the
construction and operation of central stations and a blueprint containing a
transverse section of the Philadelphia central station.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine
correspondence concerning orders; duplicate copies of selected documents.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1st. 1889
To the Presid'int,
and the Board of Directors,
of Tlie Edison Electric Light Co. of Phila.
0 a nt, lemen:-
In accordance with your Rosolu.tion:- "RESOLVED that
.The Treasurer in conjunction with tlio Supervising Engineer be re¬
quested to furnish thummembers of the Board with a Statement of
the amounts due, or to become due on the outstanding contracts of
this Company", passed Deo. 18 - 1888, we beg to roport- as follows’:
Assuming that you deairo to learn all the amounts yet to be paid,
whether due onucontractB made, yet to bo made, ^r for labor, inci¬
dentals, salaries of Engineering Departments, etc. , etc.
The amounts expended for Charter, permission to get into
the Streets of Philadelphia, payments to Edison Company of N. Y. .
Salaries of President, Counsel, Seo’y, etc., as being outside of
the P'-ovinoe of your Engineer did not appoar in hiB original es¬
timate and do not In this final estimate of the cost of the works"
ready t.o start with 16,000 lights capacity.
Estimated cost for H000 lights at sturt, $028,000.
Added to increase to 16,000 lights at start. 18,600.
$586,600.
There remains yet to bo met the payments upon machinery
to increase our capacity to 24,000 lights during the coming Bummer,
but these liabilities will not ariso until we have been . running for
some time, and your Engineer has therefore not taken then into con¬
sideration at present.
Tho building as origitially designed contemplated the
constriction of a coal storage room for 1000 tons and general
Office above. In order to keep within the first estimate of cost
th0M two storioB wara on.itt.5d for tho present and a temporary
roof put over tho boiler floor. This completes all the building
necessary for machinery, but temporarily compels us to store coal
in Y/n,. Bryant’s yard and to hire offices. Tho. Memo of payments
to bo made lias been arranged s0 as to show the earliest date, at
which payments can be called for, and does not cover payments out-
sido' of the engineering work.
The Final Estimate will covor the cost of tho Works run¬
ning with 16,000 lights capacity. If the Mortgage fcifi.OOO. is
counted in it exceeds estimated cost, $S86,600. by $14,000 or
leaving the unpaid mortgage out $11,000. leas will be spent than
was culled for by the estimate given.
PAYMENTS TO Bit MADE LATER
JANUARY FEBRUARY (6 Mo 3)
EDISON MACHINE WORKS:
Dynamos 8 - XOOO Amp. 140. Volts Machines
" Freight and Erection,
Thos. Kirkwood 180 Sq.Ft. Orate bars,
Sidebotham ft Powell',-. 3 Purifiers and
a Separators,
Abondroth ft-.Roof Mfg.Oo. Balunoe
duo on Boilers,
J.Baizloy, Blocks, Tackle ft "Winch,
A.T'alkenan, Travelling Cranes
Services to Mouses, estimated pay roll,
permits to City &o.
Avmington ft Sims - 4 Engines, and
Separate parts $308.
Allison ft Co. 60 Equalizers at $17, .
Edison Maohine Works - 60 Equalizers
Commit at or 3 at $75.
Labor and freight, 60 Equalizers Coimm-
, tutors at $5.
Bargmann ft Co. Ampere Maters
Thois.H. Doan, Oak Ceiling, Strips,
" * Wood floor and painting
Dynamo Gallery,
ThoB.n.Doun, Strips abovo wainscoting
" 384 Poplar bushings at 14/
" 300 dak cable Supports at 15/
A. Falk onan Dynamo Gallery
Edison Maa . Works Bus wiring,
"" 0 Cables,
G. Rebmann ft Co. ’600 Castings, cable
supports,
Alonzo Bell ft Co. ;0oils for Equalizers,
Edison Mao., Works, Cables feeders,
A.Falkanan, Exhaust' pipe,
Steam piping ordered
Steam piping yet to be ordered
Henry I. Suoll Blast piping,
Thos. H. Doan, Bal. duo on Oont.for Bldg.
* Amt. of •" M Roof
" " * Extras
Quaker Oity Slate Co.
0, Robmann ft Co. Cast Iron Floor
Plates and Chimney caps.
Robt. Wood, Scale Curb,
Barr Pumping Engine Co. Bal due on' Pumps
Henry I. Sue 11 Blast Fan-B ordered,
Fulton & Walker Co. 8 coal wagons,
F. Toomoy, 2 ash cars,
" 4 Charging Barrows,
Crane- Elevator Co. Bal. due on Coal Hoist,
C.W.Army ft Son, 8 belts
Barr Pumping Engine Co. Automatic
Rocoivor ft Pump,
O.H.Glunn ft Co. Digging Well
Ohas. L. Ireson, 0 Bolts,
Jones ft Bonner Co. Iron Railing for Pumps,
ft Purifier,
811.80
1030.00
3689.86
. 407,85
900.00
500.00
10660.40
1020.00
300.00
60.00
135.00,
70.00
45.36
45.00
400.00
50.00
100.00
5800.00
1500,00
0100.00
13000.00.
0560.00
1376.00
• 3800.00
030.00
615.00
1575.00
810.00
650.00
304.00
2500.
25600 .
1600.
3689.86
0665.60
0800.00
' 8000.
2000.
4073.10
1500.
0000.
500. ;;
365.-
225.
437.50
147.40
Schultz Baiting Co. 8 Bolts
Jewell M "S3 Bolts
3d i son's Bust & Bracket,
Estimated Pay Roll, Patty Cash and
Salaries a/o Engineer's Office
LASER
JANUARY FEBRUARY ( Ci.los . )
340.
870.
100.00
4000.00 _
01363.17 54358. 6355.46
J anus ry P ayro on t s ,
February
Later ( 6I,los. ) ‘
Total,
$61,365.17
34,358.00
0.355.46
$188,078.68
FINAL ESTIMATE 16000 LIGHT STATION
Edison Electric Light Oompuny of Philadelphia.
Real Estate,
Bxiilding, Iron Works, etc.
Boiler, Feed and othor Pumps, '
Steam Hoators, ' (3)
COal Hoist, Cars and Saalos,
Blast Fans, (R)
Steam and ExhaUBt Wa ter Piping, '
4 Engines, 440 IT. P. put up,
8 Dynamos , 1000 Amp.
Cranes, Hoist b, &o.
Electric Mains and Fueders,
Meters and Fittings,
Services to Houses,
Station Apparatus for Electrical measurements
BU3 Wires and connections,
•Stock of Lamps 15000,
Incidentals pluu $4000. to be spent Jan. and Fob.
Boilers,
■ Add for' Mortgage on Real Estate,
13386.08
138198.78
915.00
8800.00
4883.69
3150.00
11808.76
17185.36
37200.00
1780,53
’ 224695;56
’.1500.00
6793.47
28110.65
5783.00
87314.40
17043,35
525653; 57
• 23000.00
5
Your Engineer desires to again call your attention to
tha Tact ’hat the right to extend undor tlie Charter of the Penn
Elea trio Light' Co. expiree Feb. 26, 1889 and to- request your,
thoughtful consideration of moans for further oxtonsion as re¬
quired,. should the Ponn Electric Light- Co. fail to gat a prolonga¬
tion of time. ■
Y/e have at present underground sufficient ooppor to
carry nearly 30,000 - 16 Candle Lamps. We sliall have an ultimate
capacity in our station of 100 to 120 thousand Lamps and will
probably desire to increase our machinery to that amount. The
field is at present unoccupied and th i demand for Elea trio Light'
will prove practically unlimited at the snino price as poor gas. ■
While it is wise not to depart from precedent in other cities and
we have’ tlwrWfpro fixed the price of lights at 1: l/l'oonts per
lamp hour,- we may after six months or a years experience deom it
wisest to meet the present price of pas $1.50 .per Li squarely and
charge 5/4 cent per lamp hour and load our station to its fullest
capacity with great profit to tho Company.
This can bo presented for the consideration of tho Di-
rsotors after tho aotual cost of producing light in this Station
has been practically reached.
We have on hand some $10,000. worth of Eleotrioal feed¬
ers and mains which we have boen prevented from \iaing because of
our inability to got into Chestnut Street from Bto to 3rd. We
have made temporary arrangements to feed the Chestnut Stroot Dis¬
trict as far as Sth from 9tli by moans of Callender cables drawn -
into the Bonn Conduits oosting some $5,000. or over.
For services $5,000 small tubing lias boon roaorved and
is now iri stock.
Your Engineer visited the Edison Machine Works, Schen¬
ectady, Deo. 28 and 29 and tasted two Dynamos of 1000 Amp and
found thorn woll made and efficient pivini; 93 % of the electricity
Konoruted in the outside circuit. Thoy- will bo shipped to-day.
The Omnibus Wiring is promised Jan. 13th. At Bor/-mann & 06.
fhe ampere meters are nearly completed and shipments will bo^in
this week. I am.
Very Respectfully and Truly Yours,
Supervising Engineer,
and Oeneral Manager,
Phi la. Feb. 19th, 1889.
To tho President and the
Directors of the Edison Electric Light Oo.
of Philadelphia.
Gent lamen
The first two Dytoamos and the first copper fittings for
Omnibus Bars were recoived about the beginning of this month,
•’■Within two days all of the Copper for Omnibus Wiring has been re¬
ceived - some few fittings are yet to come. - We have now four "
Dynamos up, two complete, two lacking switches and connoct ions' only
ana are promised two more this week,
lhroe Armingt on &- Stais Engines are now erected. and are
having their final copper connections to steam and exhaust piping
put in; The fittings for same aro now here and being attached.
Many vexatious delays have boon and are occurring owing
' to' you- Engineer's insistence upon no makeshift or temporary work"
and- tho apparent inability of contractors to realize that any care¬
less work will be instantly stopped until the best materials and
most workmanlike methods are employed.
The throe Root Boilers have had drying out fires under
them for a week and have so far developed no defects or leaks.
Since your Enginoer lias had material to work with, work
' has not- stopped night or day, as many men being employed as it' is
possible- to procure and work in the Station, save on Sundays when
work is stopped by the special request of your President.
Wo are liable to start almost any day now; but may be -
delayed by poor work, accidents or broken promises, for y bur; Engl-
s
neer boliovos that you desire above all things that the record of
this Company shall be one of uniform excellence and certuinty of
light, and will demand of him 1.I10 utmost care to this end.
It is proper liore, at the beginning of our work, to say
that in the arrange, ent of the machinery of your station your
Engineor has had in viow as a controlling consideration the earn¬
ing of dividends and has sacrificed all ornament and economized
space for that reason.
It is also of interest to add that in order to secure an
equal certainty of light to tliat of gas your Engineer has adopted
a double system of Omnibus wiring in the Station which will enable
us to repair all leaks and accid'iits without depriving our custom¬
ers of light or powor at any time, besides producing greator econ-'
omy of power .
I am assured by one motor Company that they have 35
motors, large and small waiting for our current, and -by another,
that 10 motors of considerable powor oacli will be put in. Your.
Engineer is certain that the sale of motivo powor will bring to
this Company a large ineono.
Neglecting this for the present, a discussion of the
■ '■ run ' ,
probabilities of the first six months^ based on secured lightB •
will bo of interest.
V/e will assume, to be on the- safe side —
15,000 lamps burning 1 hour per day,
182 l/a hours at l^/s/ 15,000 lamps - $30,765.00
or for one month,-- - — — - 7$ 5,187.50 ’
3
Our Pay Roll will be approximately as follows:-
Sup. En gineer
541.67
Assistant to him
135.
666.67
Foreman Dynamo Roan
100.
Alternate
75
Four Tenders
$800
375.
Foreman Engine Roan
90.
Assistant to him
75
Four Firemen
340,
Two Oilers
130,
535.
Weigh Master
50.
Two Coal Passers
80,
One Sweep
40
170.
Two Log Book Keepers
90.
Foreman Service Work
75
Two Jointers,
150.
Two Diggers,
90.
One Draftsman
75.
390.
One Storekeeper
75.
One Helper
45.
120.
One Meter Expert
75.
Two meter boys
60.
One man
45.
Two Bill Collectors
130.
One Boole Keeper,
75;
375.
Chief Clerk
100.
Stenographer
40.
’ - ' > • • I
j
General Agt.
100.
Two
130
One Office Boy
-Afia.
. 375. $3086.67. 1
BROUGHT FORWARD $3086,07
Coal 5 tons par day 160 tons at $2.35 337,50
Oil and Waste g0
Office Expenses and Incidentals 150> 537.50
$3624.17
Balance, - —$1503.33
' $5187.50
From the balance of $1503,33 will further be deducted
the salaries, of President, Secretary and Treasurer. '
It would appear from the very moderate estimate of
earnings made that there is a certainty of the Station more than
paying its own way from the outset and by next winter it will prob¬
ably earn large dividends on lighting alone, to which will be
added the profits from motors, lamps, renewals and isolated Plants
and materials, amounting to over $500. per month.
I am.
Very respeotfully and truly yours,
Supervising Engineer and General Mgr.
[ENCLOSURE]
-PMi;
THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., OF PHILADELPHIA. telcrh,
it. B. K. JAMISON, V,oK-Pnc.T. P. F. KELLY, Treao. HENRY G. BR
T ST., PHILA. PAY BILLS AT 927 CHESTNUT STREET, 20 Floor.
ICATION8 CONCERNING SERVICES, LAMPS, WIRING, METERS, MOTORS. ANO ALL MATERIALS, TO WM. D. MARKS, Si
QINCCR AND GENERAL MANAGER, AT CENTRAL STATION, 00S ANO SOB 8ANSOM STREET. TELEPHONE NO. 020.
IF YOU WANT CHEAP POWER, USE A MOTOR.
£ EDISON CURRENT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM DANGER TO LIFE.
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F PHILADELPHIA.
Ornct, MT Chestnut St., Phils. PAY BILLS AT 927 CHESTNUT STREET, 2o Floon. .
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THE WESTERN UBTIOBT TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Philadelphia, April 15, 188a
TO MBS PRESIDENT
AMD MBS BOARD OP DIRECTORS
Of tie Edison Electric Dt. Oo. of Pliila.
Gentlemen:-
Sjnoo the startinr- of the station on March 3th
last it has run without soriouo accident or break down, but
many details that should long sinco have boon c anploted
luivo boon delayed by reason of delays occurring' in the Edison
Shops aid Da up Works. However, much to be regretted those
delays aro I am constantly met- by the assertion that they
aro doing tlair utmost and that those works have been eroctod
in a much briefer space of time than any before attempted,
although the largest in capacity of any over yot built.
I shall not relax. my efforts to get the last detail horo
r and the Station ocmpleted promptly'.
The illness of the Representative of the Edison Machine
Works who lias ohaige of the repairs for one year from March
5th, 188a undor a -guarantee for that time has prevented the
prQHpt correction of faults In our underground system that
I could have wished. * But I trust that with his- return I
•shall bo able to push this work us rapidly as the City au¬
thorities will permit ua. We are much delayed by the ne¬
cessity of getting a permit signed fer each hole that is dug
and are frequently further embarrassed by the temporary-
-absence of the City Officials by whom pomdts must be-signed
ani by the constant hostility of the Director of Public
Works, who does not scruple to avail himself of every possi-
bio means of hindering and delaying ow work, abusing hlo
powers under Councils for tlds purpose.
The Penn Co has recently roooived a notif ication that
lift a- repairs to a large number of streets in our District
have boon made by the City no iUrther pormitB will bo Rented
tor opening those streets. As to his power to onforoo this
decroe I shall have to refer you to our Counsel. The Direc¬
tor Jiao, frcm the outset defended his course on tho ground
of protecting tha interests of tho City Gas Works; It is
a o cnuolat ion , t o know tl»t 'wo have enough conductors
undorgromd to carry 30,000 lights, and to hope that the
i
Directors of this Company having during two years exhausted ?
eVQir of fort of oourtesy aid pationoe may find soma stroigor
means of urging thair just claims for consideration for a
bene fie lent enterprise, thon^ava iling submission and attemps
to conciliate, should the necessity arise for further exten¬
sion- of thoir Street system of pormita for connections to
customers bo roiUoed. Wo have plaoed our Byotam of eloctri-
oal conductors underground in obedience to the edicts of City
Councils, and can don ana, their protection.
In aocordnnao wilh your Resolution of March loth --
"That tite Supervising Engineer bo requested to
furnish the Board with an estimate of the cost of laying l
tubes on Arch St. fron Broad to Third 3-.. with the no cess ary
connections with the present system of tubing," I would say :
TJiat our only practicable method is to luy heavy mains '
on Arch St? from l.'ith to 3rd Sts. with oonneoting mains on
all cross streets Iran Market to Arch, and submit the fol¬
lowing estimate.
Arch St. lath to 3rd St.
li-ith St, Market to Arch
11th. St
10th. "
Oth. "
8th. “
Vth. "
6th. ”
4 th. " » « »
Srd. " “ '* '< IS.hqo ft.
Costing $85,000, approximately .
In response to Jour Second Resolution: --
"That the Supervising Engineer be authorized
if in his opinion advisable' to extend' the tubing on 18th . St.
frqn Hark ot to Arch Sit.* I would say*
That this Company’ hoa now ponding a contract for lift¬
ing the Masonic Temple which, if closed, will at on co demand
that tide tubing bo laid. .
Our President also suggests the possibilit y of li ghting
the Church on the Corner of Brpad and Arbli. Unfortunately,
Church lighting, savo for Catholic Churches, is tho poorest
lighting v/o .havo, as Protostant Churches are open for shtrt
-periods but- ono or two nights in -the wook, und for the Church
alono, the tubing would bo an unprofitable investment. ^
The gross amount of wageB paid during a month has been1
•stated the Board in a previous Report.-
Tho Electric Lighting so far obtained is larger than in
tho cuao o f any other Kdiaon Company, am tho Motor field' |
promises to be exceedingly large.
Wo have had some complaints of lowering of light a at the
Union League duo to the accidental short circuits in our
System, and in some moan tire to the badaarrangemont of wires
in the building. l deem our success with them so important
that I have placed a special Inspector at the Club House
fron 0 to 11 P.M. with in at miction to instantly report and
remedy all defects appearing before the matters of running
Station lias sot tied to a steady regimen. !
Sawyer and Hills of 818 S. 3rd St. aro now using with
®Paa't 8UC0U8B * 10 H.)'. Motor to run 15 Printing Presses and'
wo hope to have many cu re subscribers. I have directed our
' 'le,,a’al AKmt to ,l,aJso contracts for one year a where he finds
it impossible to soil on the met er system. AS it does not ‘
appear wise to obligato this Oompany to a fixed contract for j
a longer period and we now deeiro to lntr educe light and
power us boot wo may for- our start.
I append a oareiUl report of lights and motors prepared
by our General Agent.
OTPORT_OP APPLICATIONS ^ERyWESJiWDK,_LKHT_AND_POVffiR_COIiITI5£!lSL^_
: 'v'; : ' ~ ~ ~ ' • '■■■• I LAMPS 1 POWER '1 LAMPS
. tAPPLXED 1 APPLIED 1 CONNECTED
l . POR I
POR
H. POR
NO^ IlTATffl _ ; _
5 LOCATION
I_ !
I current
. 1 Geo. P. Tyler,
201 3.15*
10
10
2 City Trust Co.
927 Chestnut
300'
280
3 G.R. Crump
Colonnade Hotel
'\5 H.P. Austin
1911 Walnut
6 Western Sav'g Pune
S .W . 10 “ &Walnut
160
■} u:t.
1G0
7 Rob ' t . Glendinning
Bullitt Bldg..
8 Jno .0 .Bullitt,
ft
1679
1679
9 Capt .Buohlcr ,
124 S . 17 " St.
• • 80 "
10 -'J .P .iiohnson
126 So. 17“ St.
80 '
■ 11* i;:;Rando lph
128 So. 17" St.
80
12- Spencer Ervin
130 So. 17” St.
80
63
13 Jos .J. Solomon
132 So. 17" St.
80 '
1'4' Philip P. Kelly
120 So. 18” St.
10 .
15 G.B. Massey
1706 Walnut
' 4
21/8HP
16 T. Solis Cohen
1431 Walnut
2
1/2 «
17 T . Eveing Moars
1429 Walnut '
44 '
44
18 T.Kift & Son
1725 Chestnut '
24
24
19 Dr.W.W.Keen
1729 Chestnut ’’ ■
14
14
20 Rittenhouse Club
1811 Walnut'
206
206
21 Robt . Briist , Jr .
924 Market
10
10
22 Union League
Broad & Sansonf
903
817
25 V.Priedcl "
1030 Sansom
12
bS4‘ CiJoly
9 3.7th
10
25 V/.Morohoad
11 So. 7" ’
8 ‘
26 W.L.Cave
115 S .17th St.
2!/3HP
27 E .Pox
1701 Chestnut
■25
25
28 Horace A. Doan
18th &• Chestnut •'
20 '■
20 Jno. 0. Hart '
123 S.lOth
• ' : '30 " .
30
30 Chao .Witt rock
129 S ,10th :-‘-
- pi: a - '
0
31 Hotel Bellevue
Broad & Walniit
32 Hotel Stratford
•
'• 126 ‘
33 Dollard & Co.
1223 Chestnut
55 '•
55
34 City Club
1431 Chestnut
12
35 Alox.McCuon
33 S. 11th ' V«
•
12
36 Conmon'wth Ben.Assnl004 Walnut <*
1-7
37 Phil. Sav'g. Pnd. Scy
.700 Walnut St ^
•■•MS8 "
168
33 J.M.Daloata
1700 Walnut StQ
"117 "
117
30 Art Club
22 S. Broad
220 "
40 Keystone Hat. Bank
Juniper & Chest.
3G0 "
2 , Uj\j
41 W.lI.Wuters
120 S .12”
••^*>18 ”
$
18
42 D.McGov/on
125 S .15 * St.
20 "
43 P.Bornot
1535 Chestnut
16 "
44 Burk & Mc.Potridgo
306 Chestnut
22 *' '■
45. Sailor. & Stevenson
38 S 3”
.-nrA 9 r'
o » •!'!*‘**
9
46 Tabornaclo Bap.Ch.
18th & Chest.' ‘ ■
•!:''llo '
113
47 jno . S'. Gbrioar d
5th & Minor
672"
48 J . H. Caravan & Co .
102 S 11“
8 ,
, .. Cj''
49 Petroleum Exchange
304 Chest .
15
50 Art Inn ■ M. Burton
504 Walnut
'..'•17 “
17
51, Sellers Shoe Co,'
1224 Market
19 .
19
52 Mitchell, Pletflher &Co,12» & Chest.
48 .
f. . •
53 J. A. Lehman & Cq,
107 Sf13»
14
54 Hughes * Muller - ;
JU087 Chest,
53
53 ’
S3 Philada.Club 13“ & 'Walnut 200
S6 S.S, White Dontal Co. 12" & Ghost. 50
5? F .11. Pierce fi Co. 1406 Cheat. 19
.58 P.C.Shaeffer 1210 Market • 28
59 Reading Ironworks 222 S. 5th 115
60 Edison Elec .It. Co. 908 Sansom 100
61 " 909 Sansom 50
62 Cah Clunn & Co., 915 Sanson 10
63 J.R. Thompson 1220 Market 29
64 II.Gautsche & Sons 1030 Cho3tnut 30
65 S.F. Whitman & Sons 12" & Market 96
66 Amor.Ek Hoto Co. Droxcl Bldg.
67 Simons Bros.fi Co. 618 Chestnut 124
68 Phila. Trust Co. 415 Chest. 75
69 H.W. Kelsey U04 Walnut 162
70 Manama ker fi Brown 6” & Market
71 Super Jonc-s & Co. 615 Chest. 55
72 Blasius fi Sons ' HOI fi 1103 Chest. 100
73 * 1119 Chest . 40
74 H.Van Boil 1310 Chest. 25 •
75 J. Crouse fi Sons 1218 Market 22
76 Solicitors Tr.Co. 142 S.4th 21
77 J .II. Livingstone 2216 Walnut 101
78 Real Est.fi Ins. Co. -721 Walnut 50 .
79 W. D. Dutton fi Co. 1115- Chest. 50
80 C.H.Reisser 24 S.Sth St. 25
81 Spring Garden Ins. Co. 431 Walnut 108'
82 Longacre fi Ewing 328 Walnut . , ■ le¬
ss Saginaw Club 213 S. Broad 150-
84 Thackara. Mfg.Co. 1300 Chestnut 150'
85 Atkinson Bros. 931Chestrut .16
86 Huntingdon & B.Top.R.R. 417 Walnut 15
87 Ernest A. Wright 1032 Chest. 12'
88 Irwin Megargee & Co., 617 Chest.
89 County Ins. Co. 110 S, 4th 28
90 Cornelius & Rowlandl612 Chestnut ■ Jd
91 United Firemens Ins .419 Walnut- 90
92 Franklin Institute 15 So. 7th
93 W.R. Warner & Co. 1228 Market 35
94 Partridge Bros. 5th & Market 16
05 Manufacturers Club 1409 Walnut /-56
96 Franklin Fire Ins. Co. 421 Walnut 37
97 C.W. Kennedy & Co. .1624 Chestnut 22
98 E. I. Wilson 1031 Chest. ■ 51
99 A. C. Yates & Co. 1010 Chest. 16
100 T. A. Biddle & Co. 326 Walnut - 24
101 R.G.Dun & Co. 900 Chest.- 66
102 G.T.Poarso'n 427 Walnut'- • ,j. q .
103 Gro vos, Wilson & Groves 1024 Mk*t
104 W.A.Phreaner 1415 Walnut ■ 4
105 C. Meyers & Bro . • 508 Market 46
106 S. II. Guilford v 1616 'Walnut
107 McLaughlin Bros. ■ 114 Sy-3nd 60
108 Coll is & Levy 138 S.3rd' <■ ‘i-tA 6
111
19
28
50
44
29
2 H.P.
70
1 H.P.
10
22
21
44
16
104
16
15
JJ
90
16
22
•; .-..51
. J.6
• 24
6
: 5 H.P.
3V8H.P. 3
3 H.P.
1 V8H.P.
10 H.P.
Apr .11
. . Meh.12
8 Apl *11
109 S.W.Payne .
219 S. Broad
32
32.
f '15
* Apr. 1
110 Phila. Traction Co. 812 Sansom
91
91*
■i 14
*
Y.M.O.A.Lec .use .
111 Ohas .H.Wevlll
101 S.15
• >.
30
■ :"
112 United Security Co. 003 Chest.
167
22
8 Apl. 11
113 P.S. Sherman
1017 Chest.
35
33
28
. ■*>
Wiring con'tedfor
114 Pidelity Mutual
Ins. Co. 914 Walnut
12
5V2H.P.
■ . : 15
Not yet
Wir'g done but ser- ; ^
115 W.PV Potts & Co/
1225 Market
38
30
Yes
vice not made . ". "
,110 Prank E. Morgan
1629 Walnut
85
22
■ *
Service made but wir- ■ ... "
117 R.J. Allen Son' &
Co .1126 Market
30
Yz H.P. Apr. 1
0 Apr. 8 ing not done
118 Kama s & Pc-nnypacker 123 ' S .3rd [
■5
1/2. H.P
; 5
■ .Dec. 11
88
i
119 W.W. Hallman
337 Chest.
16
: 1 H.P.
Mch.23
89
Hot yet
Wir'g done but .ser¬
120 Guarantee Tr.Co.
318 Chestnut
180
vice not made.
121 Comnorcial Bank
314 Chostnut
35
■Nov. 12
88
Yes
122 H.J.Pattin
1431 Chestnut
1 H.P.
■ Apl. 4
89
•»
Wiring contracted
123 H .17 .Pox
417 Walnut
3
lV2 H.P.
,3.
.... 2
* Apr.l
for
124 Bonschor & Holmes 1527 Chestnut
4
•8 . 1
» "\
120 Keystone Watch Club Co. 904 Walnut
25
9
126 Stanley Electric
Co. »
18
1 H.P.
* 2
*
8 •«:
127 Thos. Bennett
923 Locust
5 H.P.
£
: ? ’ 9
Not yet
128 Chestnut St .Bank
721 Chestnut
150
l
Peb . 5
Wir'g contrac'd for Wiring done but
129 Washington Hotel'
711 Chestnut
16
■ - 15
^ . * service, no tornado
130 . ■ Bank '
713 Chestnut
150
8
* * • . a “ ; :ft
131 Union Tr.Co.
715 Chestnut •
300
■ 8
v 9 • * " ;■*
132 G.B. Woodman & Co
1239 Market
Apl. 12
133 Perm ’tutual Life
Co. 1010 Walnut
54
X/4 H.P.
; 13
* ■ n
134 Clias Hartman
51 S .3rd St.
4
;. 15
j.*r ? ,r*: .
t'i: -j o y.\ • I -V.'
135 College of PliysiciaAs 13" & Locust
66
10^8 H.P.
* * *
10577
37^8 H.P.
5053
RECAPITULATION. j:
Applications for light 10577 Lamps. ". j
Applications for Power 37^8 H.P. - 24 Motors.
Lights connected 5053 Lamps.
Power connected 10^8 H.P. — - — 4 Motors.
No.Servicos in but no wiring 24
Ho. wired but services not in 7 ^
Ho places sockets not on 7 «
In accordance with your au Uiorjsation I have closed a
contract with the Arndngton ft Sims Engine Oo. for two wo re
Engines deliverable next September at $»700 each.
The Abondroth ft Hoot lini’g. Co. inform mo that they are
will ing to clone a contract for three more boilers at the
sums price as the first three
The Edison Mac line Wonts claim to have loot money on
the first eight Dynairos at .-$8200 each and fix the price at
$411:50. After consultation with our Prcsidont an offer of
§<1000. was made to. than, but they insist upon the list, pri uo
of $<ki5Q. I append, thoir letter uni ask your further ad¬
vice stating that all thoir statements are correct.
' TUB EDISai llAOraivE WORKS.
Uohonectady, N.Y. April la; lbHS^
The Edison Electric Light Co., j
Prof. W.D. Murks, Sup. Engineer,
# 909 Sans cm Street, Pliila. Pa
Sear Sir: - v
We have your esteemed favor of the 10th inst.-wi-th
reference to the four estra #00 Machines which your Company t
dosiroa uo jso' build' for them. We must confess tlutt we do not’
think your offer of $16,-000.00 fa* fair machines at all. a fair
'one, considering all the circwnotanues of the case.
We Tftuld ranind you tliat we originally undertook to
build a 1000 tanpore machine at 140 volta tlat would stand an
overload of Si3 A for half an hour. Thi u overload both you and
ourselvos at the time agreed was hardly sufficient; but con¬
sidering the circumstances of the contracted Bpaoe that you
hud. at your disposal, it was decided that you could get
through on ouoh an over load. Y/e aim ad at delivering to your
Company something moro than tho verbal understanding callod
for. Hoth you and ourselves- thoroughly recognized tho
advantage of this, and wo vrere enabled, by recalculating
the machine* to cane within the same space, and considerably
increased tho weight, 'which meant considerably increased coat.
Tills increased weight naturally gave you Increased capacity.
As a ocnaotiuence wo wore enabled to doliver to you a machine'
that would not only stand the 85 A oveioad for half an hour,
but that would stand a 40 % overload for an hour, and it was
oven tested to as high an overload as HI %. You know full
well the advantage of thin. You know tliat it moans very low
expense for maintenance in the future.
Considering the fact that we took the contract from you
prior to even a model machine being built,, ani canalo bring
tliat after we had taken the cont.ruot, we found that by in¬
creasing the weight, and c onseciuontly the cost, we v ould liave
been fully justified in coming to you and asking for an in¬
creased price, owing to this increased cost. This we did
not do. After several- of your mao 1-dnos were f ini di el v/e
found tha t wo wore not making : any taoney, but that we wore
actually losing money; We then raised tho price to a point
where wo could got an ordinary mamfac hirers profit, that
• price' b sing $4850.00 per machine. Our price lists - are in¬
variably figured net, and hot with tho object- of cutting them
in order to get a contract.
* Of course by curtailing the material we can make you a
- madhiho tf dr $4000 iQO feu t- in a - Stat ion the size of y curs , whoho
7
the investment, in Dynamos forma ao small a part of the total
money spant, it i 3 far more desirable, as yon; will know, to
have an.pl o marfein of capacity, than it is t0 save $aH0.00
por mncW.no on the pvirclwso price.
yours very truly,
'Sam, Insull,
Go rural Manager.
Notwithstanding our grat'if ying success so iUr in the
introduction of light and Power, 1 would like with your per¬
mission to of for special premiums to wi rinfj firms and Motor
• men- securing customers for us and would suggest that wo offer
either the sum of IS cents per lamp or th* amount of light
, to firms,
bill for two weoks/t obtaining new customers; also that the
idiole district have circulars distributed throughout it
every SO days until next Autumn.
Gentlemen, because of yc.ur own wise liberality and en¬
terprise yai have un excellent -Station, capable of producing
an enormous output and greater profits than have ever yet
boon obtained. Hay I ask your approval of a systematic and
pe rc latent offort to secure the largest possible returns
by urging its bus inoes.
Supr. Engr. f Gen’l Manager.
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E EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., OF PHILADELPHIA.
CHESTNUT STREET, 2
IF YOU WANT CHEAP POWER, USE A MOTOR.
THE EDISON CURRENT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM DANGER TO LIFE.
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PHILADELPHIA^
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THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., OF PHILADELPHIA.
PAY BILLS AT 927 CHESTNUT STREET, 2d Fiooi..
IF YOU WANT CHEAP POWER, USE A MOTOR.
THE EDISON CURRENT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM DANGER TO LIFE.
PHILADELPHIA . HsK. JL5,.1.
TO THE PRESIDENT " ■
AND THE BOARD OE DIRECTORS 0E: THE
;• EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT • CO. , 01' PHILADA.
GENTLE M.E N -U . ' . ; '• . • !
Under date May 10th, ,..1889 , I 'have' from Mr. ' Henry Vi Hard
of New York the ..following message concerning th.e '.Edison General
Electric CohipahyV for which ,1. have been; requested to become Engi-
neer-in-Chief' ani’ Technical Director. , ,
”I ®.ha:i'1. aak the Board- in= the course of the coming week
to pass the necessary . Resolutions th'at you' may be appointed as
Technical Director; " : - '■ . . ,
. , . "Will, you please . iridicate^ in reply the earliest moment
at which you.-.will .be .able to assume- Your ^fiinct ions,. and oblige "
SIGNED) “Yours truljr,
m '■ “ 1 Villard. "
The Present-Status,. of .the. Station 'IS' !as follows: — "
The; Equalizers, are-, all, hepe 'and.wiil be : in running shape
in the next fortnight.; The, Iiiai'cat^f.si^frfetjirned to Edison Lamp
Works for necessarjy changes ‘ a; month "■ ,ago )>i::are> proinis ed this week
and will require.; hut' a few .days .to' put 'in op'eration."
The feeder system is:.aiav,vymningv save :3' which are now
being overhauled ;-in. the. Streets under (Guarantee of the Edison
Machine Works’:"."/-,, ,
The Boilers are having .some ••‘changes^made'-iii them to en¬
sure a steady, water . leyel};-;.tH‘evSteam 'Piping is finished and in
good order. , , , ,
The Engines and Dynamos are running, very well, requiring
only small matters to perfect them. ,
. , The organization '■! of -th e iwSrking ’force: as- 'progressing
nicely and we will soon have .amoxcellent staff. ;
from;. Meter '-Customer s to 1st, $1,603.53
* “ * ’ v h.4 i, , “ ;:May.f H,th . 1 ’ 185 ■ 84
$2,739.37
The cost of running the Station for one month covering
all its expenses is about $3600. from which you will see that we
rail pay expenses during the Sumner. We have over 100 light and
meter meters now in use, and are adding every day to them. Offer-
4
IF YOU WANT CHEAP POWER, USE A MOTOR.
THE EDISON CURRENT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM DANGER TO LIFE.
ing commissions has proved very successful and has the advantage of
inclining all Wiremen and Motor men to our system besides actively
interesting employees and other 3. ' •
Should you so desire I shall be .pleased to make such ar¬
rangement as ' wiil enable me to remain as consulting Engineer to
this Co., returning once or twice a week and overhauling the works
in person and directing such' further additions as will soon be re¬
quired by our increasing business.
I have not as yet made definite reply to Mr. Villard
desiring first to consult you, although if 'he does not desire to ,
withdraw I shall be obliged to go to New York. Whatever may
occur, allow me to express my regret at the .thought of severing^,,
niy connection with this Conipany, p^), mylT1**
appreciation of your thoughtful cotirtesy, and to say that in serv¬
ing you, all ay labor has. been a pleasure, I am, *•
Very Respectfully and truly yours.
.Supervising Eng’r & Gen. Mgr.
CAPITAL, $1 ,000 ,000.
The Edison Eleetwo Liight Co.
Fi PHILADELPHIA'.! oi
.OHIT3IiT
Phil a. June 19th, 1889
To the President arri. the
Board of Directors of the Edison El. It. Go.,
of Phil ad a.
gentlemen: -
I have to report to you that the system of conductors
for. elec tr ic ity is now in good working shape, slight defects will
arise from time to time requiring attention but this week ends anjr
extensive repairs under the Guarantee of the Edison Machine Works-
to. us. I have secured an additional ten per cent discount on- '
the copper conductors for Arch St. and its connections, making -
the cost of these some $2,500 less than my last- estimate. X have
taken advantage of the slack business of the Edison Lanp Co., to
order 20,000 lamps to be delivered to us as we shall need them dur¬
ing the ensuing six months. Our present stock of Lamps is pretty-
well exhausted . The engines and Dynamos in the Station are work¬
ing very satisfactorily, the Boilers too have been gotten into very
shape. As soon as I can obtain careful drawings covering every
point from Abondroth and Hoot furnishing an additional 1000 H. P.
in Boilers, and costing between $15 and $16,000; I shall order them
which vriU complete what is necessary for a running capacity of
24, 000 Lamps for next Autumn. I am very much pleased to find that
our present Bills for light very closely cover the running ex¬
penses of the Station. With the ending of the active work of
construction all of our energy should be devoted to securing
customers. I would therefore, suggest that solicitors upon com¬
mission be obtained and subject to the general direction of our
Mr. Maxwell be instructed .to proscccute the work vigorously.
2
I have also found in investigation of accounts of other Stations
that the average cost per Lamp hour of a Station having 15,000
Lights is in the neighborhood of 1/2 a cent. 1 would therefore ■
suggest for your consideration a reduction in the price of the
Electric Light to the consumer to S/4 of a cent per Lamp hour from
October 1st, 1889. It will be necessary, in order to cover our
running expenses, to keep the price of light as it is until the
Sunnier months have passed. At S/4 of a cent per Lamp hour we
are on exactly the same basis as gas at $1.50 per thousand. It
is needless to repeat to you that a 16 Candle Electric Lamp gives
far more light than a. 5 ft; burner of the Phila. Gas Works. It
would appear, however, that if customers can be assured that their
bills for the Electric Light will be no greater than for Gas and
at the same time that they will obtain far more and a better light
wo will be enabled to secure a very large increase, alnost inine-
diately. By instructing our canvassers to make these statements
during the Summer doubtless we' can secure many customers in the
Swelling House District, who would like to have their houses wired
in their absence, besides thus squarely meeting the price on the
question of Gas we will also shut out the competition arising
from isolated Plants claiming to be able where a large number of
Lamps are grouped together to furnish the Electric Light cheaper
than it is now furnished from the Central Station. You will ob¬
serve that increase of customers does not mean any increase of pay
roll for the Station, it simply means increase in coal and in
Lamps and a larger number of customers at a reduced price will
produce for this Conpany a larger net profit than few customers
at the original price of lX/8 cents per Lamp h
3
As I have already advised you, it will be necessary
hereafter for me to be in New York although I expect to return to
this City at least twice a week until all construction is complete;
some change however, should be made and I venture to reconmend to
you for promotion to the position of Assistant Engineer, Mr. Wm.
H. Norris, with an increase in salary to say $200. to $250. per
month. X have known Mr. Norris as boy and man for the last
ten years; he is a thoroughly educated Engineer and of far more
than usual intelligence. I can vouch for his integrity and his
conscientious performance of his duties. I do not think that
other changes will be required at present, I shall take Mr. Hen¬
derson and Mr. Castor with me to New York thus reducing the work¬
ing force to the minium limit.
I do not know that it is necessary to mention it, but
I have preserved copies
under my supervision,
erence in case they are
of all the drawings of this Station made
needed in the future. I am
Very Respectfully and truly yours,
Supervising Engineer & General Manage
July 10th. 1889
^ 7 •'■'•_ •'•
To Tho Proai dent 'and Board of Directors,
Edison Electric light co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Gentlemen^ : -
•''l hove,ilr. Edison's approval in bringing before you tho
matter dl^the price -of , light. Mr. Edison says that tho Philadel¬
phia Station, as constructed, can make more money with the price
of light 'at S 1.50' per thousand, than the Mew York Station can at
i 2. ■ per thousand. I have his, entire approval in suggesting
to you that after October 1st. /the price of the electric light be
reduced to $ l.SQ^dr thousand in gas, or 3 of a cent per lamp hour
/ .4
for each 16 caddie power lamp. To produce this light in tho Pearl
Street Station in 'New York costs about i cont per lamp hour, v/hon
we take the total expense of a year and divide it by the lump hour^
It 'will cost less/in Philadelphia than it costs in Poarl Street, or
than it wilL^c^^t in 80th Street or oOth Street, vhen thoy aro run¬
ning full.
At present wo are selling to our large consumers at88.85
85 fi off, equivalent to $ 1.(59 por thousand for ga3. We aro sell¬
ing our motivo power at ?$ cents per horse power, or equivalent to
3 1.18 por thousand for gas.
While wo shall not roduoo tho price of electric light at
present, I am satisfied that if wo promise a reduction beginning
October 1st, so that the bill for electric light shall not oKoeed
tho prosont, bill for gas, v/e will, with proper- activity in aoli-
ci tat ion and by liberal advortiu ing, load down our station beyond
..i'tc: present capacity, and groatly inoroaoo our profits. v/ith ti
•load, of ;.43QCO lights ~ro ought and oan produce a lump hour at a
coat of _3 aent, and sro will receive for tho 3 ;:sno li cent. After our
■ y 4
receipts boo nrr.c sufficient to cover Attr payroll, tho increase in
cost of producing light to us moans incroasc only in coal bill and
in the -lamp bill. If we can assure the public that wo will give
them more light and a -better light, and that the groan amount of
tho bill to than shall not exceed tho bill v/hioh they have boon
paying for £4 poor and unsatisfactory light, I am auro that a large
numbor will moot tho cost of wiring gladly, fooling that in so do¬
ing they are not putting themselves undcji} an -.increase of constant'
charge 0 against than. I think no will scaurs a number of' snail
consumers 'who will use a larger -percentage of - the lamps they put in
and rondor tho business more profitable than it is with tho prosont
larger consumers.
May I urge -upon tho Board a reduction in price of li cent
4
por lamp hour, redoubled activity in solicitation, and in advert¬
ising the fact that tho electric light costs no more than gas, pos¬
sesses many sanitary advantages, and for all practical purposes
furnishes twice tho light.
I am.
Vory roopootfully and truly yours,
Supervising Engineer & Gen '1 Manager.
?/. Jtfet
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The Edison General Electric Co.
Executive Offices. Engineering Department,
44 WALL STREET,
New York, . July . 18.th..iaat88 .
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, If. J.
My dear Mr. Edison : - -
Herewith enclosed I hand you report of lamps during the
last month in Philadelphia, showing 3055, or an average of 100
lamps a day. ^
I would also like to add that the Board unanimously pass¬
ed a resolution yesterday afternoon, putting the price of the el¬
ectric light at three-quarters of a cent (3 ($) a lamp hour or
$ 1.50 per M. Cubic ft., which is the price of gas in Philadelphia.
I am thus enabled to co-operate (? } with Gen. Wagner in
lighting the city, and have accomplished what I trust you will '
consider a very great step in advance in electric lighting, which
is to take it out of the category of luxuries for the rich, and
-nake it a necessity to all alike, at a price no greater than gas
with all the -advantages on the side of electricity. I feel that
this systematic endeavor to sell the electric light by meter, and
t a price equal to that of gas is indeed a most important advance.
I would also add that the Board rill be. prepared;- when
50,000 lamps have been reached, if any reduction is made in gas
to further reduce the price of the electric light to $ 1. - per
M.* or h ({ per lamp hour, because of the exceedingly satisfactory
results obtained during the past three months.
I am, Very truly yours.
Supervising Engineer & Gen’l Manager.
[ENCLOSURE]
THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., OF PHILADELPHIA. tilepi
B. K. Jamison, Vui.pniiT. P. F. Kelly, t«««.. Henry g. bf
it.. P»u. PAY BILLS AT 827 CHESTNUT STREET, 2o Floor.
IF YOU WANT CHEAP POWER, USE A MOTOR.
THE EDISON CURRENT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM DANGER TO LIFE.
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[ENCLOSURE]
The Edison General Electric Co.
Executive Offices. Engineering Department,
44 WALL STREET,
■ New York,...
Mr. T. A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
My dear Sir : -
the Edison Electric Light Company. f
I have assurances from the mo at in^i^ti^mepAs;
the City Council that every facility sha&J/be grint^e in
stations in the outlying districts. “ ^
The
iouble 'bus bar system of the'
affords special facilities for running a pari of
a high potential.
I have the belief that a plain lead j
prove durable and economical as compared with th^
and that by using it, five storage stations can be establis^
radial distances of l£mile, thus enabling me to cover the City of
Philadelphia, aa shorn by the red llnes on ^ map her8ffith fflclo8_
ed.
I have already brought this matter to your attention.
1 »uld llte to .dd thst once , 8toras8 batterj ot mier^
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expense for attendance, - four men covering the staff.
I would also like to add that just at present the
amount of money awaiting investment in Philadelphia is beyond
precedent.
It seems as though any body of men having any pretension
'to standing in the Community have only to form a Company, and the
general public would come to the front and subscribe until the
stork -books were exhausted.
My long re s id arc e in Philadelphia, encourages me to be¬
lieve that through proper persons such a schane as this could be
carried through.
Soliciting in behalf of my siggestion your careful con¬
sideration, I am Most truly yours,-
Bngineer-in-Chief.
Philadelphia, October 10th, 16o9
To th c Pro sidont and Board of Directors,
Of the Edison Electric Light Company,
of Philadelphia, Peinia
g p. r: t l n m e n : —
I an pleased to report to you that the number of
lights com octod very closely approximate fifteen thousand, and
that the number of lights applied for has readied tv/onty-sovon
thousand very nearly, V/o are subject to constant delays becauso
of tiie inability of our wiroinon to keep up with t ho orders, but
they arc now gaining on them slightly. Thp Masonic Temple v/ith
the thousand lights has about consisted its wiring, and the chan¬
deliers will bo ready for uso in a fortnight. We havo- obtainod
pom its to open on all the streets applied for new tubos or mains.
arc hov/evor, still unable to obtain permission from the Di¬
rector of Public Works to open for repairs or services on newly
paved streets. Although all of the contractors for paving
havo acceded to our roeuest to be permitted to open the streets
and have agreed that they will not claim this opening as vitia¬
ting their contract with the City to keep the streets in repair for
throe years. Our customers all seem very much pleased v/ith the
light save where we have been refused permission to open the
streets for repair. The constant and needless delays in getting
pern its for repairs ere exceedingly hard -on us .
2
A complaint from the Aldine Hotel of an excessive "bill
for the first fortnight has boon mot and will probably be adjusted
in an amicable way. This hotel used the light very largely dur¬
ing the first week as I know from personal inspection but a small
concession on our part and the fact that they have learned that
out meters are roliablo, registering all the light consumed, will
teach them to be more economical in the future .
Tlio recent discussion of the electrical executions and
therepeated fatal accidents occurring in the arc light systems, in
hew York City, have caused all forms of electric light to bo
looked upon as dargorous.
I have to 'meet this exigoncy, prepare a Circular to be
sent to our customers either present or prospective assuring thorn
oi oho .tact that the Edison Current is positively harraloss.
I shall also endeavor to obtain from William WcDeviit
a certificate that within the last two and a half years no fires
have * cur rod from the incandescent circuits in the City of Phil¬
adelphia.
Our street work is being delayed by tho Edison Machine
Movas ?Mch does not seem to bo able to fulfil its- orders foritub-
ir€ pror.pt ly . Tubes ordered on the 7th of last August and since
ropoatedly v/rioten and telegraphed for have not yet been received.
I am pleased however' to report in gunoral, substantial
progress and a largely increased consumption of light.
I am respectfully and truly your?
Supervising Engineer & Gon. Manager.
Office: No. 927 Chestnut Street.
CAPITAL, $1,000,000.
The Edison Electric, Light Co.
OF PHILADELPHIA.
Central Station: 90S Sansom St.
^ WILLIAM D. MARKS,
Office
SOS Sacaom Street
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[ENCLOSURE]
(■PHILADELPHIA'; OCTOBER' 29, IB
The present' supply of gas tTuih]
people 6f Philadelphia is simply a
deliberate and colossal swindle upon
every consumer. This is a gravel
charge to make against' the Depart¬
ment of Public Works, but the facts,
as - known to all who use our ga:
conclusively sustain the accusation.
The gas now supplied to consumers
in Philadelphia is the worst ever-fur¬
nished arid no number of gas lights
will make a room well lighted. Read¬
ing by gas light in this city is seldom
attempted now, unless by those whose
. : stand the severest strain;
ve even ordinary light in
i, three or four 1'--' ” -
usual number of burners
lighted.
This is simply a huge swindle upon
the consumers of gas in Philadelphia,
.'and it is a deliberate swindle con¬
ceived and executed to compel the ;
; people to pay double or treble price
!for the amount of actual ilium'
: nating gas they receive. The gas
.starved in its manufacture until its
[candle or illuminating power is so
griatly impaired that consumers must
.brim twice or thrice the amount that
'they would consume of good gas,
I and then have dull and sight-destroy-
, ing. lights. •
[quality. of gas in its manufacture andS
jimpairing its illuminating qualities;
jthe people of Philadelphia are n
[practically compelled to pay £5
‘more. per thousand .for the candle
: power that is promised and should
, be furnished in one thousand feet of
; gas; and this swindle is rapidly com- ;
;pelling gas consumers to abandon its
: use as far as possible. It is, in fact,
; a swindle upon consumers, and also
a swindle upon the city, as it is rap¬
idly forcing the introduction of elec-
(trie and lamp lights In the homes of
Philadelphia.
> '( This intolerable swindle is not per-
i petrated by the Department of. Pub,-
ihc. Works for any corrupt' personal
[profit, but it is done under the delu-
'sion that.by making much more gas
out of a ton of coal than is in it, and
thus forcing consumers to use double
or treble quantities to obtain ordinary
lights, the..; balance sheet of the Gas
Works may be made to show a large
profit ; but it is none the less a stud,
;ied swindle ; :a direct and most extor-
■;tionate;Swmdle of, consumers, and it
imust. result in the very general, aban¬
donment; of . gas for lighting homes
and thus robthecit 'of l.rgt patron-
•age and profits in furnishing gas. .
■Sffhere-.is not agas consumer in the
city,, of if Philadelphia who does not
,knp\v; that, bad as has been the city
gas..,in the past, it has been worse
under. the management of the De-
fpartment[ofPublic'W t v
/woman or cniia -wlio"]lghts“a"'gas-
bumer knows that they are swindled,
and largely swindled, when they do
'so.-' They have complained only, to
receive offensive answers, as a rule,
if 'they, received any, and the only
remfcdythey have, is. to turn to.the
■electric lights or the oil lamps which
are now used in nearly or quite every
home in the city. - The peopleare.so
deeply . incensed at . the attempt . to
force half-illuminating gas upon them
to compel the use of double quantity
of more, that gas lights for the ordi¬
nary, home uses in which they. have
been generally employed are never
seen , now except when It is unavoid¬
able, "iOne year more of. this swindle
Upon, gas consumers, and the city will
be, swindled riot only out.of all possU
•ble [profits from gas, but it .Will be
[siyihdleci entirely out of. a majority
;of consumers' as patrons of city gas.
:V'.Iti, Is simply a huge, swindle; a
cheat by artifice or false pretence, and
itiisr not .the less a swindle because
the: money , fraudulently extorted : is
hot corruptly stolen.. . It is the logi-
caliresultr.of -either incompetent or
unscrupulous effort to manufacture
aririfsell half-price gas at- double. cost
oomore to consumers, and it is cer-
tairivto trob 2 the city; of legitimate
profits ;m"the near future, just as it is
how-robbing consumers who are com¬
pelled ;to-‘use it. It is a swindle ,
neithef-simpre'i nor less;, and\it , is a,
double;>Wiridle;ias;-ib. is f certain: to
ftSut/S&f Sjrjrf ■ ***•■**& /'r»U
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[ENCLOSURE]
' [PHOTOCOPY. ORIGINAL IS IN PRIMARY PRINTED COLLECTION]
EDISON.
SAFETY,
HEALTH,
convenience:
Philadelphia, Dec. 18th, 1889
To the President
and the Board of Directors of the Edison Electric
light Co. of Philadelphia.
Gentlemen:-
Concerning the increase in lighting 1 am pleased to re¬
port as follows.
V/eek ending Dec. 14th, 1889, lamps connected 22727—16 o.
202 and l-24th H.P. equivalent to 25151 - 16 c. Applied for
33438 - 16 c. 308 l-12th H.P. equivalent 37135 - 16 c.
The very important matter of insurance inspection of elec¬
tric light wiring has come up and several conferences have beon
held at which were present Messrs Whiting, Sec *y. of Board of Un¬
derwriters of Philadelphia. Messrs. Decamp & law of the Electrical
Trust, Mr. Christian, representative of a small arc light company,
in the northern part of this city and myself.
As you will see from my appended letter, I was satisfied
of tho justice of a small payment by this company of l cent per
light for annual reinspection and was willing to colloct 6 2/3 '
cents per light for the first inspection of wiring from wiromon but
as this company does not do any house wiring and makes no profit
from it, I do not deom it necessary or proper that any considerable
sum should be annually paid directly from this company's treasury
for work of re-inspection of house wiring or that any arrangement
save that temporarily necessary to tide over any immediate opposi¬
tion from tho Board of Underwriters should bo effectod.
1 append for your information.
(1) My own letter to Scc'y of Board of Underwriters,
(2) Gen’l. letter to Companies of Phils, from Hr. V/hiting
See'y. of Board of Underwriters.
(3) Telegram from F. S. Gorton, of Chicago, Edison Co.
(4) Letter from C. L. Edgar, Manager of Edison Co. of Bos¬
ton.
(5) Telegram from J. F. Beggs, Manager of Edison Co. of
New York.
As you will see from my statement, this Company has now
the great majority of the electric lighting of Philadelphia.
It ought not to pay a cent more than the necessary salary of such
inspectors as are required to meet temporarily the salaries of
special electrical inspectors and that too only for a short tern
of years.
I would request therefore of the Board that a Committee
be appointed to meet a similar committee of the Board of Under¬
writers, that any arrangement that is effected by most carefully
considered with regard to its ultimate effect and be reduced to
writing.
1 am
Very respectfully and truly yours.
Doc. 2nd,
(No. l)
S'. W. Whiting, Soc'y.
Phila. Fire Underwriters Association.
138 South 4th St. Phila.
Dear Sir:-
Referring to Comitt,. mooting ooncerning insurance
inepeetien of ,M. Sterne.., I would 8ay th,t tM. 0Mpw
espeoielly d.siro. . thorough end ,^otw motion „ ^
tie wiring at the hands of independent M reliable
“ th0"f“''° **U - - -a in it. power ,0 assist
to this ond.
I ™>M be pleased to r.eoraond to oar Board of Hires-
tors the following arrangement.
fee for incandescent light, Ji.oo 15 lmp>_ ^ ^
*° ^ "USC‘M " *h' «"■ » ™, we - deliver the eer-
tificate and e.llee, the mon.y, for ev.ry first inspection tumin
the same over to you..
Fee for annual inapoetion thereafter ^ ^
i«P.. m delivery ef eertifi,.,, of i^p.,,^ „ 6, ^
this Co,
I°“1 “”U,“ “ « exceed *3500.00 per
year, without special arrangement. Isolated inspection to be cred-
l!“PeC‘i0n «*■ -• - it. due proportion
1 "S‘ " t0,“ « =0 .... incandescent
ights at 6 2/Sd cents each.
Surplus or deficiency to be divided omongst parties in-
spee ted in proportion to payout, mae for insp.otion. ais ,r-
rangement to be tentative and to be subject to modification should
equity seem to demand a change.
Very respectfully
TO n. D. Marks.
- Sup^Engr.S Gen'l.Mangr.
Phila. Decmr. 7,1889: (No. 2 copy)
Edison Electric Light Company
927 Chestnut Street .Philadelphia.
Gentlemen:— 1 am instructed to communicate with your Com¬
pany in relation to the subject of an inspection Department for
dynamos, electric lights and wires, to also include motors. The
Electric Light Companies, the public, and the insurance interests
demand that this work shall be supervised and occasionally inspec¬
ted by an independent inspection department, and the extent of the
work is such that the burden of oxpense cannot be borne entirely
by the insurance interests. We have recently called a meeting
of the electric light companies at this office for tho purposo
of consulting in regard to this work, and the result of this inter¬
view has been that the principal companies in the city havo sug¬
gested that a contribution bo made by the lighting companies to the
Underwriters of 80 cts. per are lamp annually, and 6 2/5 cts. per
incandescent lamp annually. On this basis— all of the Light Com¬
panies contributing— it would give a fund of about $3800.00.
If is proposed to use this money in paying the salaries of one- -
Chief Inspector and one assistant at tho beginning, who are to
examine and report on any new installations, and if approved.
a Certificate will be given to the light Company, stating to them
that the insurance department approves the work without prejudice
to the insurance. Re-inspections will be made following this
first examination, reports of which will be furnished to the Light
Companies.
We ask that you bring this subject before your Company,
with the request that the contribution as suggested be made, with
the understanding that it is to be paid quarterly in advance, the
contribution to be based on the number of lamps in use at the be¬
ginning of that quarter. If at the end of the year, any surplus
exists in this fund, a pro-rata rebate will be made to the sub¬
scribers.
Kindly advise us of your intention in regard to this
subject as soon as possible, for it is desired to put the Depart¬
ment at work inmediately. The Inspection Department is looked
upon as being of mutual benefit for all parties concerned, and it
is very desirable that it shall bo thoroughly organized.
Very truly,
(Signed) F. w. Whiting,
- - ; _ - _Secretary , _
( No. 3,copytel®gram)
Doc. 17th, 1889 Chicago, Ill.
T^.D. Marks,
Edison Electric It. Co. 908 Sansom St.
Have no arrangement with Underwriters City inspection
severe enough to satisfy them.
6
(No. 4 copy)
Boston,Mass.Dec. 16th, 1889.
My deal’ Prof. Marks,
Your telegram received. Wo have had considerable trou¬
ble with the Underwriters in reference to paying for their inspec¬
tion. V/o paid them Eight Hundred dollars last year and they
wanted to raise us to Two Thousand, but we compromised on Thirteen
Hundred. They receive a like amount from the Boston Electric
Light Co. All other concerns who do a nf wiring have to pay for
the inspection of each individual job. Of course, v;e do all our
work subject to their inspection, and in general do everything
in harmony with them.
Yours very truly
C. L. Edgar,
Wm.D. Marks, Gen.Mangr.
Edison Elec. Lt. Co:,
_ Philadelphia , P enna.
General Manager
(No. 5 J.I.Beggs Tel )
Prof. Win. D. Marks,
My Dear S.ir:_
You aro now dov/n to 20th. ft Sprue o Sts. with your
tubes. I rosido 2033 DoLancoy PI ace, and v/ould like vory ' >nhh to
havo ny house lighted.
Tlioro is a small street botwoon DoLancoy Place and Spruco
St.a.nd and if you could run your tubes thoro,I an confident that you
could got at least twenty houses on the north side of DeLanedy Place
and on the south side of Spruce St.
I think that the small street mentioned is a private street
and havo sont to find out. Do your best to got no this service
and oblige.
Yours truly,
To the President and Board of Directors,
Edison Electric Light Co.
C-ontl omen : -
Mr. Hill’s roguost tp us shown abovo is a fair oxomplar of
reggae ts wo aro receiving both verbal and written.
You aro av/aro that in addition to the Arch St. District wo
havo laid or are laying tubes on 19th.St.on 20th. St. on Chestnut St.
from 1914 to 22nd.on Hansom St. from 19th. to tho Aldino Hotel on 11th.
from Walnut to Sprue e,onJunipor St. from Filbert to Arch, on Arch from
Broad to 15th. St. on lBTron Arch to Market St. on Filbort from 9 th.to
13th. St. In addition to this wo aro kooping 5 gangs of sorvico
mon at Vi'orkv_ All this moans a largo additional expense addccUto
that authorized by tho Board in directing tho Arch St. district to bo
laid,! thorbf.oro before taking any action would bo glad to havo you
indicate y~ur wishes as to granting Mr. Mill’s request.
Vro havo at nrosont 35616 lamps ordsrod of v/hich 14095 aro
tonight connoctodjViC havo 303 H.P.aotors ordered of which 150 H.P.
is connected. Vo have also tho application of Mr.HcLaughlin for
300 H.P. in Mtorc for the nor; Tines Did’, g. on Sansas St.3o.side abovo
0th. Mr. McLaughlin scons very favorably disposed to ray proposition to
furnish tho entire power for running the building.
Tiio bills of the nook amount to about !j; 1600. as against
t 800. running expenses.
Tlio continued laying of street conductors trill require a
large outlay of invested capital and rail result in a profitable
business, but I hesitate to to Hr.Hill’s request proforing that
you should decide viiethcr or no tho work of laying conductors should
be continued,! aa
Very
reset..'; truly yours.
Sup. Eng. & Gonl.Mgr.
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organization of the Edison General Electric Co. Many of the letters are by
Henry Villard, a prominent financier who became president of the company.
Included also are numerous letters by William D. Marks regarding a dispute
over his authority as chief of the company’s engineering department.
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./fay, ?/o‘r/fy _ April 22nd.
Thomas A. --Edison, Esq.,
Dear Sir:
Re E.' G. E. Co. Annexed hereto please find
copy of a letter from Mrv Coster to me, dated April 19,1889; also a
copy of Mr.Villard’s proposed reply thereto, addressed to me, dated
April 22, 1889, prepared by me.
These letters close ih o preliminary details touching tho
forma ti oh of the- Company. Mr.Spofford will giverrmer-aefchfeck at
once for $15, 000v,to pay the State Tax, and X will -file the Certif¬
icate of Incorporation probably tomorrow.if you approve.
Nothing now remains but to get your approval to the
above two letters. Are they satisfactory to you? If so,kindly
send me word immediately, and I will file the. Certificate of Incor¬
poration.
Very truly yours.
[ENCLOSURE]
Major S. B. Eaton,
Present .
Hew York, April 19th, 1889.
My dear Major:
I am in receipt of yours of the 18th; and in answer,
would say that while I am very clear in my opinion that a contraot
with Mr. Edison, in the form proposed, is not desirable for either
party and, furthermore, that it is almost impossible to prepare any
general contract with him, I do not propose to take the responsi¬
bility of deciding the matter, in view of the apparently reluctant
consent given by Mr. Villard.
I have expressed my views to you; and am ready to dis¬
cuss the matter with him any time that he is able to do so: but so
far as I am concerned I must ask that it be allowed to lay over
until that time.
The various papers you have prepared for the Edison Gen¬
eral Electric Go., seem to mo fully to cover all other objects that
we have in view; and they are, in form, satisfactory to me.
As you will remember, the contract of guarantee by Mr.
Villard is to be modified somewhat, in accordance with the oonvpr-
sation you and I had, yesterday; but 1 assume this paper can
[ENCLOSURE]
easily be got in satisfactory shape.
I understand, furthermore, that Mr. Herrick has accepted
the offer of the Vice Presidency and General Management of the pro¬
posed Company; and 1 assume that a permanent Board of Directors
vail be constituted in a manner satisfactory to us.
These points being covered; and the matter of the Con¬
tract with Mr. Edison being satisfactorily disposed of, one way or
another, I see no further objection to your going ahead.
Yours very truly,
C. H. Coster.
[ENCLOSURE]
V
Mills Building.
New York, April 22,1889.
S.B. Eaton- Esq.,
Present .
Dear Sir:
Replying to the letter of C.H. Coster Esq., under date
of 19th. in-st., to your good self, I would; say:
1. It was never in my mind to hold Mr. Coster respon-
sihle for the non-conclusion of the proposed new contract between
Mr. Edison and the Edison light Company. It is true that I '
shrank at first from the responsibility of proceeding with the
organization of the Edison General Electric Company without such
a contract, but now I am also of the opinion that it is best to do
without it.-
2* 1 am willing to enter alone into the contract fbr
• *>600, 000. s-tock of the new Company to be usedlas agreed.
3. . My understanding is distinct that Mr.h'errick shall
b e Vice-President of the n ew Company.
. . 4* 1 wil1 use my best endeavors to bring about the form
ation of a definite Board of Directors- for the new Company sat¬
isfactory to Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co.
Truly yours,
Telegram.
Thomas A. Edison,
New York, April 26, 188,9.
General Co. Board met to-day. Organization completed
and every contract approved and ordered executed.
Will visit you to-morrow.
stock of tho Edison General Electric Company, carrying full rights ns
to dividends, nnd $01Sj in Trust Certificates representing stock of like
amount in tho said Gonornl Co., on which dividends are deferred ns
stated above. Tims eacli depositor will receive a total of $2Gfijj in
stock and stock trust certificates of tho General Company for each
share of Light Co. stock deposited, making a total of *-1,000,000 for
tho entire $1,500,000 capital stock of that Company, all of which is
more fully set forth in an agreement, copies of which may he had on
application at this office or at tho office of Messrs. Drexol, Morgan
& Co.
In order to avoid so far ns desirable fractional shares of stock in
the Gonornl Co. nnd fractional amounts in tho Trust Certificates, tho
same may bo equalized by payments in cash, in tho discretion of
Drexol, Morgan & Co., at the par or face value of tho said shares or
Trust Certificates, respectively.
If tho forogoing project meets your approval, you are invited to
deposit your certificates of stock with Messrs. Drexol, Morgan & Co.,
No. 28 Wall street, Now York City. They will give you a Tempo¬
rary Receipt therefor, aud after a majority of the stock of tho Light
Co. and of 'the several Manufacturing Companies, referred to in said
oiroulur, is deposited, you will, upon the surrender of tho said Be-
ceipt to thorn, receive from them tho shares of the stock in the Gen¬
eral Co., and the Trust Certificates mentioned above, to which you
are entitled ns above set forth and ns more fully dotnilod in the
agreement already referred to.
llospoctfully,
EDISON GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.
By JAMES B. WILLIAMS,
President.
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T. A. Edison Esq.,
Dear Sir:
Re E. a. E. Co. Enclosed please find two letters
relating to each of the Shops. They are to be signed by the
entire Board of Trustees. That is to say, the two letters relat¬
ing to the Jjamp Co. are to be signed by all the Trustees. of that’ •
Company. The two letters of the other two Shops are to be signed
in like manner.
.. Will you kindly execute these six letters, if agreeable
to you.-arid return them to me by mail without delay.and oblige,
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:
Referring by w*y of explanation to the enclosed circular,
I beg to notify you that the full amount of your participation in
the Edison General Electric Syndicate, viz: *150,000., will be due
and payable on June 4 next.
You will receive from me against this payment a temporary
receipt exchangeable on or before June 15 for *187,500. of stock
of the Edison General Electric Company.
Please make check payable to my order.
You are expected to hold the securities you will receive
subject to the order of the Syndicate until January 1, 1800.
Yours truly,
ec-sc
23 Wall St, New York,
June 6, 1889.
Dear Sir;
We are now -prepared to deliver
seeurities of the EDISON GENERAL ELECTRIC
COMPANY, upon surrender of our receipts for
stock of the Edison Electric Light Company, and
of the Edison Shops.
Very respectfully,
DREXEL, MORGAN § CO.
JL& 0> {o - P J , A' ct
THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. ►'
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ne that the ungracious attitude and
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Orange, N. J.
My dear. Sir ; -
It has occurred to me that the ungraciout* attitude e
plain-spoken frankness forced upon me by the persistent advocation
of Mr. Vail for an appointment in this Department may have impress¬
ed you as well as others with the feeling that I am actuated by
personal motives.
It is important, if I have given rise to such an imp res- '
sion that you should lpiow some' o'?' the reasons which have dictated
my attitude in this matter.
fj
I therefore' enclo Be for your consideration Mr. Vail'. s
report upon the Philadelphia station, and also' my reply to it. I
do not dean this reply as of much value in conparison with an in¬
spection of the station/today in operation.
I would not trouble you with these documents, did I not
wish to show you by them how little real engineering knowledge,
how much insincerity, and the total lade of care as to statements
made, are exhibited in this document.
Had I not fortunately been for many years a residait of
Philadelphia, and in possession of the confidence of the gentle¬
men interested, an infinite amount of mischief and injury aggregat¬
ing far more than * 100,000 would have restated to the Philadelphia.
Company, from such a wholesale denunciation and misrepresentation.
THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
REMOVED TO' -i' m ««<MM HTItHHT,
4-UL "VV ST.
New York, . 2 . 288
Mr. Insull'e repeated insistence in thi s matter, that he
has acted as your agent and spokesman makes me regard this as a
grave affair. - • ■
May I ask, in justice to me, to refer to the following
gentlemen :
Col; C, H. Banes, 30 - si Spring Garden Street, Phi la-
ielphia. Past President, IWnkiin Instate , Chain™ ComnittSe
on Exhibitions, President Market Street national Bank;
»». P. Tatham, Ho. M3) Wain* street. Past President
Of Franklin Institute ; :
Sam'l B. Huey, Drexel Building, Philadelphia, Director
in Edison Company;
A»os B. Little, Aldine Hotel, Philadelphia, Director in
Edison Company, mreotor Penna. R. a, Co. ■
All 0 i these gentlemen are of the highest oomneroial and
oooial standing in the City of Philadelphia. may have too™ me
in bnsin.se and profession for many years, and hay, been very .lose '
to me. Some of them are capable of f easing a just estimate of my
engineering knonledge, and all „ the. knon the resets of .ork
in Philadelphia. anything the, are hilling to say should oarry
very great weight.
THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
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JVew York, . 8... —.1 . 188
lb would seem as if the great intrinsic physical merit
of your invention of the Incandescent Light is the cause of its
survival of the jmismanagement, untruthfulness, toadyisn, chicanery,
and actual theft which has followed it on all sides.
I would say that it is my earnest desire to make the
name of the Edison General Electric Company a synonym for all
that is thorough and ' honest in engineering and business manage¬
ment.
To do this I must insist upon unswerving integrity and
justice, and thorough engineering knowledge on the part of all my
subordinates.
This is my reason for desiring not to employ Mr. Vail,
and feeling that I had better submit to greater labor at the out¬
set of my work than risk being misled in matters requiring judg¬
ment, or misinformed in matters requiring just and prompt action.
I feel that I owe you an apology for asking you to read
the enclosed documents, and also for asking you to read this let¬
ter, but, it is my desire to establish a clear and cordial under¬
standing between us, and I hope that before many months have passed
you will feel, without the need of explanation on my part, that
every act is dictated solely by the desire to further the inter -
THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
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sts of this Company, in which you are so largely interested.
I am Very respectfully and truly yours
Engineer in Chief,
The Edison General Electric Co.
Executive Offices. Engineering Department,
44 WAUL STREET,
New York, July 3rd. 1889 \ rr
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir : -
Herewith enclosed I hand you letter addressed to Mr.
Bliss on receipt of your favor regarding arc lamps.
I desire to visit the Laboratory for the purpose of
. learning your method of dete mining the centre of gravity of feed¬
ers and mains. , ^
I have hesitated to visit you, knowing the Targe1 !niinber
Of visitors which are constantly at Orange, and yet I desire to
be with you for the purpose of learning your views at regular
intervals. I do not know your most convenient hours;. Unless
you express some decided preference for certain hours I shall be
obliged to take my chaices, and will endeavour to call at the Labor
atoiy once a week.
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MEMORANDUM.
EDISON CENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,
44 WALL ST.
. J.ul.y....l.5.th.l88»8s .
—Me, . T, . A. . Edison,....
. 0.p.anger-N-t—J., .
Dear Sir ; -
it . Enclo sea herewith I hand you a communication to Mr. J. H.
r hn P^eslde^'t« which 1 trust will meet with your approval.
I have in it maae such a proposition as seemed to me proper with
a view to the economical working of this Company's forces.
Very respectfully & truly yours
Engineer in Chief,
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July 15th. 1889
Mr. J. H. Herrick, V. P.
Edison General Electric Co.
My dear Sir : -
Referring to our verbal interview on Friday last, in
which you asked me to relinquish in toto to Mr. Leonard, General
Manager, United Edison Mfg. Company, the engineering and estimating'
work of isolated plants and of cash central stations, I would
say in reply, that it ''will be a welcome relief to me to transfer
this business to Mr. Leonard, as you desire, provided, that in any
work of sufficient magnitude to danand specifications, drawings,
and blue prints or the services of a professional engineer, this
work is to be done by the organized corps of engineers and draughts
men now employed by this Company, under my directions , and that I
retain the right of inspection and thorough investigation at all
times and of calling a halt in cases that for any reason I dewt
the work or manner of conducting it prejudicial to the interest
of this Company, either directly or by reflex action on its larger
undertakings.
If upon consultation with Messrs Villard and Herrick,
any changes are deemed desirable my instructions are to be carried
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: V'l mean by this to offer to. Mr. Leonard the largest
liberty possible in. consonance with my loyal services to this Com¬
pany as Engineer in Chief and Technical Assistant to the Pres’t.
Up to the present date,' for' economical reascns, I have
. lept the unonployed manbors of iny^own-staff. busy :on . neglected
estimates of isolated work, which are now -brought up to date.
. . If this middle ground is’Siatd sf-actory .to: you, I will as
you request today transfer toVMi?*- Lebnand: all the isolated work
and give a simmer-vacation to .such enploySes o f my Departmait as
gan be . soared until central station wo.rk demands th'eir presenxe
'here.' I -would like’ to have the vacation business ■d.one with.
If however j my sugg-sp ti.tins which;.®) as far' ad, my agree-
'ment with' Mr. Edison 'and Villard, ‘willip'ermit - do not meet
with your approval, I shell be pleased .to abide by- the written
decision of '-Messrs* Villard and Edisonyv; to- whouj^I' ani directly '
responsible, by' ity agreement, of February ;25th. 1889
Engineer in Chief & Technical Assistant to the Pres’t.
Copy,
Orange, N. J. July 20, 1889.
William I). Marks, Esq.,
Westport , Essex Cio., N. Y.
My Dear Sir:-
X ha\» your favor of July 16th.
At the time the arrangement: was made with you to fpcoime
Engineer in Chief of our new Company, I had.no idea that you
expected to he held alone responsible to myself and Mr. Villard,
I am not an official of the Edison General Company,' and in an y
event every officer of a Company nust, of necessity, la held
accountable to the Company itself through' its proper represen¬
tatives. I understand that your objection is to working under
Mr, Herrick's direction, Mr. Herrick is the Vice-President of
the General Company. The Vice-President takes the position of
the President when he is not there, and as Mr, Villard does not.
pretend to attend to the detai Is of the General Edi s> n Co ' b bu¬
siness, it necessarily follows that all : officials of the Company
have to report to the Vice-President, Mr. Herrick. Xf you have.
misunderstood1 the nature of the position that you would occupy,
1 am indeod sorry.
With reference to the suggestion you make as to your resigning,
this iB a matter that so fer as I am personally oo>ncerne)d, I
prefer to leave entirely to yourself. However much I would like,
to see you remain an of finer of The Edison General Klee; trio Oom-
psny, I would not for one moment, be inclined to urge; you to stay
against your own wishes.
Yours very truly,
( Signed!)
THOMAS A. EDISON,
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THE EDISON GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Executive Offices. Engineering Department.
44 Wall Street,
N e w Y o r k, July 22nd, 1889.
Mr. Henry Villard, President,
Edison Goneral Electric Co.
My dear sir:-
I mean no discourtesy or disrespect in what I shall
^ say, but only to place before you a straight-forward statement of
* my understanding of our agreement concerning my connection with
this Company,- copies of which I herewith enclose.
All of my actions in leaving Philadelphia and accepting the
position of Engineer-in-Chief here" were based upon my agreement
with Messrs. Villard and Edison, which I surely had reason to be¬
lieve would be sustained by the Edison General Electric Company,
and in feelingthat they were in honor bound to see it carried out.
No inducements whatever would have made me willing to sub¬
ordinate myself to the then existing officials of the New York
Edison Companies, or to risk becoming the subordinate to officials
unknown to me .
It was agreed that I should only be responsible to Messrs. ,
Edison and Villard, of the Officers of this Company.
I referred to this agreement in accepting the position of
Engineer in Chief.
I was advised that all of the Edison Companies were to
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be absorbed by one General Company, of which I was to be Engineer-
in-Chlef .
I did not accept this position for pecuniary reasons for
at the end of the year I should have saved more money by remaining
in Philadelphia, but, X did accept it believing that a broader
field of engineering was offered to me, and that I might share in
the creation' of a great organization with honor to myself in that
field which X have chosen for my life's work.
Acting in perfectly good faith, I provided for filling
the positions which I should have to vacate and resigned to under¬
take my duties in New York.
I find first, that the engineering- supervision of the
various factories is withdrawn with Mr. Edison’s approval. To
this I did not take formal exception desiring not to appear
capt ious .
Next, I am told in most positive teims by the Vice-Prest.
of the Company that in the arrangement and subdivision of en¬
gineering matters, I am subject wholly to his commands, and fur¬
ther told, that I have no control or supervision of isolated work
or cash central stations, which are assigned to others.
Against all of these actions X now protest, as contrary to
my agreement with the Edison General Electric Company through
Messrs. Villard and Edison, as I have at no time been informed or
believed that my arrangement with them was other than an arrange¬
ment which they would feel in honor bound as influential members
of the Company to have approved and carried out .
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I have referred to this agreement which certainly is not
underhand in its nature, both in my acceptance of the position of
Engineer in Chief, and in my protest against the action of the
Officers of this Company, but have not shown it presuming that it
would more properly reach those affected by it from our President
than from myself .
It is not a light thing to persuade a man to leave honor¬
able and lucrative positions, and to leave a community in which he
has, by many years of honest toil, gained standing, and then to
fail to keep promises made to get him to enter your service.
I desire particularly to say that I am aware that these
actions against which I protest were taken during your absence,
and without your approval, but, if allowed to stand, the practical
results to me are the same as if you were responsible for them.
Sincerely appealing to your sense of justice and of right
humanity, I am,
Very respectfully and truly yours,
(signed:) Y/M. D. MARKS.
Engineer in Chief & Technical Assistant to the Prest
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909 Sansom Street,
Philadelphia, Feby. 26th, 1889.
Mr. Henry Villard, Prest.,
Edison General Electric Co.
Dear Sir:-
Referring to the verbal interview of yesterday, at
which you and Mr. Edison were present, I would say that as X ap¬
prehend it, you offer to me the position of Engineer in Chief of
the Edison General Electric Company, at a salary of #10,000, Ten
Thousand Dollars per year, alsi if my connection with the Company
is not required for more than one year or for less time to pay me
#5,000, and accept my resignation. My official connection to
begin April 1st, 1889. I am to be held responsible to Mr. Edison
and to yourself only of the Officers of the Company, and am to
conduct the engineering work and business appertaining to it as I
have heretofore for the Edison Co. of Phila. It is al30 under¬
stood that I am to have sufficient time and opportunity to hon¬
orably complete my work for the Phila. Co.
Yours truly,
Wm. D. Marks.
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(Dictated)
Mills Building,
New York, February 27, 1889.
Prof. \Vm. D. Marks,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sir:-
I have your favor of the 26th instant. You address me
as President of the Edison General Electric Company, but, as I ex¬
plained to you verbally, I do not as yet hold that office.
Your letter gives a correct statement of the agreement
arrived at between yourself and Mr. Edison and myself, and I take
pleasure in confirming it, with the reservation, however, that
your formal engagement must, of course, be ratified by the Board
of the Edison General Electric Co.
Yours truly,
H. Villard.
909 Sansom Street, Phila., Pa-
May 15th, 1889.
Mr. Henry Villard,
New York .
My dear Sir:
In accordance with my promise of the 13tli current, I
have communicated with my Board of Directors, who are willing to
leave the time of departure to my own judgment, only stipulating
that I shall visit them once or twice a week or in emergencies.
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and shall remain Consulting Engineer for one year. Referring to
my letter of February 26th, and your own of February 27th, 1889,
I shall be pleased to assume the position of Engineer in Chief, in
accordance with the terms of those letters, as soon as you require
my services. X shall probably be somewhat irregular in my atten¬
tion to your work until June 1st, after which I trust I shall be
able to give the major part of my time to New York, and settle
down to regular routine.
I enclose for your information my report of Hay 13th, and
await your further instructions.
I am,
very truly yours,
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The Edison General Electric Co.
Executive Offices. Engineering Department,
44 WALL' STREET,
New York, . J.uly.....aaiJi..l889J88.,..
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir : -
In response to your request, per Mr. Tate, I make the
following report to you on the relative cost of 1,000 H. P. in
boilers, engines, dynamos, pumps, steam piping, heaters, injectors,
tanks, water piping, blast piping, blowers, chimney, etc.
I find in round figures that the cost of these exclusivs
of electrical connections aggregates in the neighborhood of $ 100.-
a horse power, or $ 100,000. - for 1000 H. P.
I find also that the cost of a storage battery of plain
lead plate 1* thick and capable of working without repairs for
three years under such abuse as over-charging, complete short cir¬
cuiting, and the various accidents that befall a battery in pract¬
ical use, requires about 400 pounds of lead, which, as the iuling
price of lead is 5 cents per pound, we can estimate in its manu¬
factured state at 7i cants per pound, or $ 80. - per cell having a
surface of ISO odd square feet, a discharging capacity of 420 am-
p6re hours, and reckoning the E. M. F. at 1.85 volts, a capasity of
777 watt hours or 1.04 horse power hour ; 1,000 of these cells
would in round figures furnish 1,000 H. P. hours, and would cost
2
for lead $ 30. - for box and acid $ 5. - . total $ 35. - each.
But, if it was intended that this storage station should supply
1,000 horse power or 12,000 lamps for 4 hours, the total cost would
be 4 x 35,000..... . . $ 140,000. -
This is assuming that but 3& ampftre hours can be gotten
from a square foot, which is a very low estimate.
It would be necessary to form this battery by sane of the
quick alkaline methods.
B. de Montaud, Civil Engineer, No. 73 Rue d'Allemagne,
Paris, has done a good deal of work in its' solution, and his work
has ftimished me with the basis of my suggestions to you.
Should it prove that there will be little or no repairs
for three years on these lead batteries, the difference in cost
$ 40,000. - between running boilers, engines and dynamos, and the
attendance required by them, would be compensated to a considerable
extent by the low cost for attendance and repairs of a s -forage
station.
Should you desire me to go into this matter more in de¬
tail I shall be pleased to give it a very careful study, and furn¬
ish you with desigis on the large scale which I haw suggested.
Yours very truly,
July 30 th. 188&
Mr. Henry Vi-llard, Pro si don t,
Edison General Electric Co.
My dear Sir : -
The near approach of Mr. Edison's departure for Europe
renders it necessary that I should remind you of your promise last
Tuesday July 33rd. to 8 let me hear from you wi thin a day or too. “
Desiring not to in any way jeopardize the interests of
this company i have without regard to our own understanding hereto¬
fore acceded to the rashes of your Vioo President until such time
as Mr. Edison and yourself could definitely arrange matters.
However much to bo deplored the present status of affairs
may be, I. can not blame myself, nor could any one else blane me
for. believing that the promises of Messrs. Edison and Villard re¬
duced to 'writing, would be kept.
The proper time to have modified our arrangements was
during our negotiations when at your solicitation I visited you in
Hew York, not now that I have left my positions in Philadelphia
after having found proper substitutes and had these positions fill¬
ed by others.
I noted during our interview of last Tuesday that you
quoted ota torn ante made by others around you as to my conduct in
office as subversive of organization and trenching on the lights
of others. Ail of this gossip if brought in definite form I am
prepaied to show is a mis-statement.
May I request you, in fowling your judgment, and in just¬
ice to mo, as I havealroady requested Mr. Edison; to refer to the
following gentlemen of Philadelphia where I have resided for the
last thirteen years. Thdr nanes are synonyms for all that is
honest and able :
Mr. Sam*. I D. Huey, Drexel Building,
Mr. Amos R. Little, Aldine Hotel,
Mr. Via. P. Tathan, 1480 Walnut Street,
Mr. Ohas. H. Banes, Market Street National Bank,.
These are all gentlenai accustomed to large affairs and
Of the foremost comaroial and social standing to Pfclitoelphia. Tto
tav, boon yap, close to me in business matter, .to anything the,
are willing to say should carry great weight.
The money you offered me was but incidentally a means of
support. The broader field of engineering «. toe rial inducement
nhioh mad. me .tolling to leave «y home and enter your service.
8
There never has boon a 17/ qisstion of authority outside
of the engineering work, nor will be, whatever our understanding
may be, but I ;un not vailing to have the engineering work of thin
Company removed from my supervision and control. If after proper
investigation amongst those who know me best, you feel that Imwill
not exercise this ccntiol wisely arri to tho groat advantage of
this Company you have in your power my imnediuio removal under the
terms of our agreement but pray do not begin by so crippling me
by allowing the interference of others in the Engineering Dep art-
mont, as to render impossible successful work on my part, and that
this lias already been done is my fixed opinion, based on years of
actual experience partly .in electrical engineering; since in 1884
I assumed tiro position of Manager for -the Franklin Institute of
its Electrical Exhibition.
I deplore the necessity which Iras forced me to talc e. this
position, it has caused mo .infinite regrets, and if you decide to
call for my resignation v/i 11 subject mo to very grave injury, but,
honestly I take it with a thorough and practical knowledge of my
work and tiro business connected with it.
To go forward as matters are now a rrangod I know will
res 'ilt alike in injury to the intverestb of .this Corapany, and to rqy
own. reputation as an Engineer and man of business.
4
I have tried to make myself clear, I have nova? attribut¬
ed to Hr. Edison or yourself other act than-fbrgst fulness of pro¬
mises made. I am willing to do the engineering required by ary
officer of this Company but this engineering should be sibject to
my sip ear vision and central.
I earnestly bog of Mr. Edison and of yourself a definite
decision in accordance with our agreement.
I Gm Very respoctfully art; truly yours,
ft ft ^ /ftftftfttZ?/
Enginaer-in- Chief .
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The Edison General Electric Co.
Executive Offices, Engineering Department,
44 WALL STREET,
New York, . August... ath.. . 1 889...
Mr. A. E. Kennelly,
care of Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. J,
Dear Sir : -
I send you herewith blue prints from meter drawings with
an apology for their appearance, as the draughting room is not at
present up to such a standard as I could rash.
Mr. Edison spoke to me several times, anterior to his
departure, regarding a method which I think is mechanical of making
deterainations for conductors, and requested me to visit the Labor¬
atory and learn it. At such time as you may find it convenient, I
shall be glad to call for this purpose.
In the matter of meters the data regarding the number of
amp&res and time of use does not seem from what I can learn through
Mr. Jenks and others to be very clear, possibly there may be sane
general law which can be reached, governing the capacity of these
meters. At any rate I should be very glad to have your report, and
if you can grant me a sufficiently laagthy interview to discuss
this matter in all of its aspects.
14. to the time of getting out the drawing,, „0
intereet in it, ae I pre.used that the Standardising Comittb. had
reached definite conclusion., end that no further diecuesion „s
necessary.
Yours very truly
Engineer-in-Chief,
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[FROM ARNOLD MARCUS?]
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Mills Building,
New York, September 5, 1889.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear sir:
I beg to inform you that, at a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Directors of this Company held on the
29th ult., you have been appointed a member of the Technical Com¬
mittee.
I am, dear Sir,
Yours very truly,
Secretary.
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The Edison General Electric Co.
Executive Offices. Engineering Department,
44 WALL STREET,
New York, . . . . Sep tember' ioV-1889
Mr. Chas. Batchelor,
care of Edison's Laboratory,-,
' Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir : - :
Your favor of the 4th inst. received on my arrival from
Winnipeg.
In the matter of drawings for street cars, Mr. Islin of
the Gibson Storage Battery Co. promised me a set,he had before I
left.. ■ I have written him about it besides requesting builders
of freight cars to forward prints to us ; consequently will be
able in a short time to; either send originals or copies.
On the street car business I heive struck a small bug,
but will have it all in. shape to show you what I have done by Fri¬
day say, or any other day that might suit you. ,
By the way, what speed would ypu prefer for motor iabout
1500 would suit my sketches.
The Edison General Electric Co.
Executive Offices. Engineering Department,
44 WALL STREET,
N ew York, . Sept. 81st. _ 1 8g>.
Mr. Charles Batchelor,
care of T. A. Edison's Laboratory,
0 r a n g e, N. J.
My dear Mr. Batchelor : -
I received from Mr. Iselin of the Gibson Electric Company
this morning the enclosed blue print of street car and letter from
the J. G. Brill Co. -
I have promised Mr. Iselin to return this blue print as
soon as you can make a tracing of it.
Trusting this will show the desired dimensions, I remain
Very truly yours,
Enclosures.
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Gibson Electric Co.,,
Henry <3. Isalin iLsg.-., >'
74 Cortland. St. *** Y.
Dear sir..
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we have your favor asking for blue print, of the Broadway 5 vth Ave. cars.,
* s l#atf»ou one t0-&y showing the same .except, the Broadway- cars had a step at-each
end on the plat.forros.otherwise this print, is .exactly the same; generally we do not send
4 complete, like this one.,but. as it is for your own uaa.we break our rule;we also
S8fffi.yq,u a blue print, showing the way we arrange our .storage . battery tray irr such cars,
inis can be got in the Broadway cars, and can be *ade the height, shown in the white
tracing which is a full, end section of their seat:you would, of course have to cut. out.
the seat- leg, and put. in a panel as we have shown it, the total 'length or this tray could
be -IBK* -i in- ordering such cars'as these, the car would have to be raised about -3U" to
S” and the platform dropped so that your wheels would not come through the floor;
your engineer can of course work that, out, a's we have given him all .particulars to
work from.
Yours! truly
J. G. Brill Co.
par B. )
EDISON GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
JVew Yoi-k... October 16Tift.qo lg
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
My'Doar Sir: ^ ^ ^ x / ' •. "• •
/.r ^ ' /
The Sprague Electric Railway & Kotor Co. are h^ng .con
siderablc trouble with the armatures of their. Street Car Mot J^hcy
make strong complaint of the workmanship oi the armatures, and 'state
that the trouble couM be obviated if proper attention wero„givon to
the work by The Edison Machine Works.
1 have requested our Chief Constructing Engineer, Mr. J.c.
Henderson, to look into this matter so far as the workmanship is con- ■
corned. I understand, however, that the trouble may possibly arise
from original faults in invention and design, and if^i raay S0 far in- :
trudo upon your valuable time I would esteem it a favor if you would
give us in writing your opinion on this point.
'• As this ls a matter of considerable moment to us, I -'anr sure
that you will appreciate the importance of asthorough investigation:
as an early reply to my inquiry may permit of. Any expense that you
may bo put to in connection with this matter please charge to this
Company. ■
This lottor will be presented by our Chief Constructing
Engineer, Mr. J.C. Henderson, whom I have instructed' to do whatever
T.A.E.No.2.
you may direct in connection with the matter.
Yours very truly,
. ^
A. MARCUS, I
Mills Building,
NEW YORK, . Nov.. . 6, 1389. .
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:
I beg to hand you enclosed copy of sundry papers re¬
ceived from Mr. Upton, in relation to the Fieper lamp, which was
turned over to him for examination. While I do not undertake to
Judge of the merits of any invention, I should say that in view of
the fact that incandescent lamps without exhaust of air might be
an important subject for the Company, I think Mr. Upton's dictum
somewhat quick. Will you kindly look over the report and let me
know your views in relation to it?
Mr. Roman has personally expressed his desire of making
your acquaintance and I would thank you if you would give him an-
opportunity to do so. He telephoned to you to-day for paying a
visit to your laboratory and heard that you could neither see him
to-morrownor the day after. Please let me know when it will be
convenient for you to do so, and I will take pleasure in com-
[ENCLOSURE]
©
(COPY)
EDISON LAMP CO . ,
Harrison, JJ. J., Octobor 'JCth, 1,339,
Arnold iJarous, Esq.,
Mills Build ine, Broad St.,
No v/ York, N.Y.
Dear Sir: —
Tho following extract is from a letter r received
from Mr. P. S. Dyer, Antwerp, Bolg., in regard to tho Poipor Semi-
incandescent lamp. I thought it would bo of interest to you:
"Regarding the Pioper Somi^Incandoscont lamp, Henri Pi op or,
"Jr., the' inventor of this lamp, writes mo, and says that they
"have not yet Jocided upon the stops to take, and cannot at pres-
"0nt plvo Lno any particulars as to what tho lamp does, &0. The
"Paris company say that they have hoard of it, but cannot furnish
"any data, as they cannot got any. I asked Ilaonor to write you
"direct all ho could find out about it. H. Piopor has promised to
"give full information when ho can. It sooms to bo kept quiet
"at prosont."
Yours vory truly,
. P. R. U p t o n
Treasurer.
[ENCLOSURE]
(COPY)
MDISOIT LAMP CO.,
Harrison, N.J., Hovomber 1,1339.
A. Marcus, Esq.,
Mills Building, Broad St.,
How YorJ:, N.Y.
Dear Sir: —
Mr. Roman stated to me that the Piepcr lamp had
taken the Grand Prize at the Paris Exposition. Hot having seen
this fact mentioned in any of the electrical papers, I cabled I.ir.
hammer as follows: "V/hat prize did Piopor lamp take", to which
he replied as follows: "Piepor exhibit gold medal."'
I'his indicated that the' Piepcr Exhibit took a prize which
was a Cold Medal and says nothing' recording the Piopor lamp' 'which
v/as part of the exhibit. This is in accordance with Mr. Ham¬
mer's letter which only spoke of the lamps as a matter that was not
creating groat' comment in the Exposition.
Yours truly,’
Prancis R. Upton,
Cenoral Manager.
[ENCLOSURE]
[ENCLOSURE]
(COPY)
EDISON LAMP 00.,
Harrison, N.J., November 5, 1880.-
A. Marcus, Esq.,
Mills building, Broad St.,
Nov; York, 3-T.Y.
Doar Sir:
With this is copy of oar Mr. J AT. Howell's Report
upon tho piopor Arc-Incandosooiit Contact lamp. In this report may
be found that the lamp burned in series from 100 volt incendocepnt
circuit , is apt to arc and go' out from accidents happening to the
oanbons. This fault, condemns tho lamp in iny opinion 'for use
from Edison stations.
The economy of tho lamp is not sufficiently groat to make
it a very active competitor to incandescent lamps of high economy,
as candle for candle it takes about tho sain© power v/hon the
spherical measurements are taken and the light has passed through
tho Opal globe upon the lamp.
Tho lamp is very simple in construction, and if it were not
for the difficulty mentioned, which appears to be inherent' to its.
form, might bo of service in mooting competition from Arc lamps.
The consumption of carbon being so groat that a carbon lasts
only 2 1/fe hours, makes the lamp very expensive and troublesome to
Youtb vory truly,
F. R. Upton,
General Manager.
[ENCLOSURE]
PIEPER ARC IN CANDESCENT OR 'CONTACT LAMP.
P i r o t D a y
Ono lamp wan ’nuns alongside a 100 0 .P . Edison lamp. In
ovdor to make the contact lamp appear ac well as tho loo c .P .
lamp, it was necessary to supply 35 amperes using 3 volts. Under
these condit ions the lamp burned nicely for 2 l/.i hours using up
one carbon pencil. In the afternoon a now carbon was put in, but
the lamp did not burn wo 11, was unsteady, had a constant flicker,
and after burninc half an hour an arc formed between a coppor rod
and the carbon which was so vicious that v;o shut off the current.
Tills arc ate array ono side of the carbon for 1/4 inch and fused tho
end of the copper rod. Y7c filed the coppers to make them, the
right shape and then they burned nicely again till carbon was used
up, about 2 hours more. This first day's tost was made merely to
acquaint ourselves with tho lamp, and it was roughly compared in
its lighting effects in a room with a 100 C.P. lamp. In order to
make it appear equal to a 100 C.P. lamp, with tho shade bn the
lamp, it was necessary to use 35 amperes.
Second Day:-
Tho same lamp was placed in tho photometor with tho shade
removed, so rre measured the naked light. At Mr. Roman's request,
30 amperes wore used. A uocond lamp was placed -in series with tho
one being measured. After burning half an hour, the lamp formed
an arc betwcon the carbon and coppor burning tho carbon and copper
[ENCLOSURE]
- 2 -
and male ins it necessary to shut off tho current and file the cop-
por points . Half an hour later tho second lamp formed a similar
arc With like results. Tho lamp in tho photometer was allowed to
burn tho carbon till it was stopped by the weight roachins the end
of its travel. Instead of burning off and opening the circuit as
it should do, an arc formed which fused the copper points together
which cloned the circuit and mado it necessary to filo the points
bo lb re the lamp could bo used again. After dinner the copper
points of both lamps were carefully filed and adjusted, and now
carbons were put in both lamps. The lamps were burned an hour
and both burned well. Photometric measurements wore taken every
15 in tho horizontal plane and by a mirror a comparison Was mado
betwoen the light given in a horizontal plane and the light ^ivon
downwards by the lamp, the lamp having a reflector above the
light. In the horizontal plane the lamp gave 240 candles in the
best position and 10 Candles in the shadow of the copper rods, the
average candle power was 114, being 149 in one tost and 139 in
another. Tho light given downwards was measured by roploction as
the lamp can only bo operated in one position as it foods by gravi¬
ty. This measurement gave 127.5 candles. With 30 amporos tho
lamp used 7 1/6 volts on the average, varying between 7 1/4 and
7 3/4, the light, varied with the volts, as' it should.
With 30 ampores, 7 1/fe volts and 144 candles we havo ah
efficiency of 1.58 watts per candle.
Tho opal shade which was on the lamp reduces the light given
by the naked lamp 50#.
[ENCLOSURE]
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Yflien burning it in necessary to keep tlio lamps steady ac
any jar may shake tlie carbons from the copper points and causo an
arc which will bum tho' carbon anA coppor points. Wo could not
handle the lamp whon burning, or measure it in any position other
V During thi
cS^bc
than vertical for this reason.
i above tost for exactly one hour at' 30 amperes
J-bon of one lamp burned away 4 3/ic inches and the carbon of
tho ot^er lamp 4 7/1 6 inches. Tho carbons have an effective
lcn?hjh^of 11 l/ii inches making it necessary to rcplaco the carbons
every f*jl/fe hours.
cThe following tables show tho Photometric measurement s if
J i r o t Tost: Second Tost.
Anglo Candles
180 245
195
188-
125
aoa
178
180
270
300
315
330
345
360
105
150
170
170
105
130
240
270
300
315
330
35
173
100
200
(signed:) John W. Howell.
Harrison, H.J., November 5tli, 18S9.
New York, December 18, . 1889. . ..is
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:
DEC 18 1889
Ans’d . i**,*.. . 188
Referring to my letter of May S% of this year, calling
for the payment of your participation in the Edison General Elec¬
tric Syndicate, and stating to you that you are expected to hold
the securities then received subject to the order of the Syndicate
until January 1, 1890, X beg to inform you that, in the interest
of all parties concerned,, the Syndicate' has extended until April
1, 1890, the time of so holding the said securities subject to its
"order. .
Yours truly.
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1889. Electric Light - Edison Lamp Company (D-89-39)
This folder contains correspondence, reports, and other documents
relating to the business of the Edison Lamp Co. Most of the letters are by
Francis R. Upton, general manager and treasurer of the company. Included
are letters regarding company finances, foreign business affairs, and the fiber
searches of Charles F. Hanington and James Ricalton.
Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: letters of transmittal;
meeting announcements; routine correspondence regarding orders; bills and
receipts.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
3('. /, january a^d, JS8 9
Samuel Insull, Esq.,
19 Dey Street, New York, N.Y.
Dear Sir:-
I want to speak to Yoy'regardi^g 'thlS; natier, and. sen£
you the letter of Leonard &.Izaid'titire^n^:Vou of ft.
X received your telephone, message at your office
before twelve, noon. X expect to be there at ten thirty in the
morning to meet Mr. Hammer.
[ENCLOSURE]
i. T^r4.
Dio* by H.W.L. LeO N ARP •&.• IZARD,
Consulting an& Contracting Electrical Engineers,
< ' ROOM 425, “THE ROOKERY."
, . J)ec.,.28 th, , 1 88.-8
'JAN 2 1880.
/ 4:"
PCO,^ 1 -A *
irs^or .distribution’ among-
■ Edison Lamp Co;,
Harrison, N.J.
Geitlemsn;--
*'We are ge tting^ut sorae^.i _ ^
such parties as are, e1ectric^light-;:.||
ifig',. motors;- etc, principally architects, lighting companies and
ers of cheap power, -and’ should like very much to receive as- strong
air indorsement from yon as yon care to give, as to pur electrical abil~
ity, responsibility and- experience in the electrical field.
We enclose herewith copy of, circular letter sent to architects .of
.Minneapolis, & 8U Paul, We now wish to get our circular broader in.
its scope ,and shall hope to be fevoxe£>ith good testimonial from yon.
, Yours wary truly, .
.'Leonard. -&iaard., .
- 1 ' -A Pwvi
1 enclosure... :
[ENCLOSURE]
eo.r-, J.
liEOJ'lR^t) & IZRRD,
iun5v.iv«.(i| Consulting and Contracting Electrical Engineers. in.m 'K™" xi
E ROOKERY, CHICAGO. . ■ LUMBER EXCHANGE, MINNEAPOLIS.
• > if"0
‘The wld^and, consti^'y extending 'demand f6r incandescent
lighting 'in 0 f fi c e Bui ^.di.ngs'i^^tpre^^^a^rfv^b^Dy^el 1 ings , renders
it almost imperative for. Arch i Te'ctS 4 o give due c^onsrde'r ation to
Electric Wiring in connection with all first -class new work-.^sX.
•fe^'l^'Many inexperie'nced and irresponsible firms. 'throughout the $
country, taking advantage of the fact that the rules and regulations
for safe wiring are not generally understood, make cheap bids and
do; very poor work, knowing that close inspection is often impossibls
building is finished, and trusting to get paid before it
nto practical service. The inevitable result is unequal
f light, frequent grounds and crosses, and a heavy
rs, or it may become necessary to re-wire an entire
building.
We employ none but thoroughly competent and skilled hands,
and guarantee the use of nothing but the very beet material, and
having had many years experience in all the most advanced lines^of
this business, we are enabled to make our charges as low as can
possibly be held consistent with first-class and reliable work.
Among our recently completed jobs in Chicago, we may refer you
to The Rookery, and the Phenix Building, and among other work on
hand, we may mention the Auditorium, where we are now putting in,
under contract, the largest Isolated Plant in the country, which
■will comprise 10 Edison Dynamos, having a total capacity of 10,000
16 e. p. lamps.
We shall be pleased to draw up plans and specifications for
you, and to bid on any Electric Lighting work you may Wish to have :
"Dear Si r
after :
is put in
distribution o
bill for repai
[ENCLOSURE]
BURNHAM & ROOT, Architects
The Rookery.
CHICAGO, ILL. , Nov. 5th, 1888.
' Messrs. LEONARD & IZARD,
425, The Rookery, City. -irii
Dear Sirs:
' f.re ;in ,l’‘eceiPil(.°f yours of November 3rd, and take pleasure
in recommending you and 'your work to whoever ne.eds. •anythingxi'n’ four
line,.' .We reg’ard your wiring as the best l.n -the .market , and know" you.
to be thoroughly skillful in your-. bpsines.s and entirely reliable.
. Yours truly, : ....
•.'.'’BURNHAM & ROOT.,--
'■ . S;:
CHICAGO, ILL., November 5th , 1888.
... ■ HOL'ABI RD'~-4 ROCHE, ' ’1
t!n ' 1 ^ Architect’s ,
Montauk Block, 115 Monroe St r<
LEONARD & IZARD.
Gentlemen:
We take pleasure in stating that such contracts as haV;e
been awarded you by us, have been promptly and thoroughly executed.
Very truly yours ,
HOLABIRD & ROCHE.
J. L. SILSBEE, Architect,
•52 and 53 Lakeside Building.
LEONARD & IZARD,
City.
CHICAGO, .ILL. 1 November 5th, 18:
Gentlemen:
.-.It gives me pleasure to be able to state that the differ*
j obs , of e lectrical work that you have done for me and my client:
have been exceedingly satisfactory in all particulars.
Yours very truly,
[ENCLOSURE]
ADLER & SULLIVAN,
Room 56 Borden .Block, 'fehicag$$NoV; 5th,'lE!88,
I write this t of^ri|r odu c e t'^our^f a v or able notice: Messrs.
Leonard & Izard, who have beeri^forsa number of y^ars 'the Chicago
^rrepr'esentatives of the Edison Light. They have done almost all 'of
the electric lighting that has been let from this office, and also
some of the- best work done in this City from the offices of other ~
architects.
.. As far as my observation and experience have extended ,• they
have shown themselves thorough and reliable in their calculations,
their designs, and in the execution of their work; always desirous
of accomplishing the best possible results, and never cranky or un¬
controllable, and possessed of abundant means to carry out all their
contracts. I think, therefore, that you are to be congratulated
upon their intention to establish themselves in your City, and I be¬
speak for them from you all the courtesy and consideration that you
can possibly show them. ...
Very truly yours,
, D, /ADLER.
: EDISON LAMP CO.,
u, 9(. J-., . J.anuary...3r.d., . 188 9
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Secretary,
Edison Electric Light Co. of Europe, Limited,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
a/fa-'-^y.'} uftr
We enclose^ s tat emeift of the royalty due for the 6 months
ending Deo. 1st, 1888. Y/e desire to pay this amount by check, and
to give a new note to cover the old t
i issued by us. We enclose
statementof the j
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP 00.
By e
[ENCLOSURE]
EDISON LAMP CO.,
X
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h, . January 3rd, . /SS 9
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Secretary,
Edison Electric light Co., Of Europe, Limited,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
The royalty due the Edison Electrio Digit Co., of Europe
Limited, for lamps sold in Erance, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Austria
Hungary, Denmark and Germany, amounts to $964.79.
We herewith enclose you our Six months note; dated January
9th for $1770.72, also check for $1018.80.
Old Note, due January 9tl?, J.889 $ 2-, 735 .,51
Royalty . ' 964.79
New Note . . . $1,770.72
Interest on $1,770.72, 6 roos. at Q% $ 54.01
Amount of Royalty 964.79
Check .
Yours truly,
EDISON L^MP CO.
By
$1,018 .80
[ENCLOSURE]
0or.y.
STATEMENT . 01? LAMPS SOI,]) by
ARTvmRP ASEmY, from January 1, 1888 to Doc an^r
1888.
For which tho Reason Lamp Oo. pays a royalty to the
Rrlifson Klee trio Lif^ht; Jo. of Europe L't'd. ( Contract
■T’.mo ana, 1887)
Italy, Belgium
Austria, Hungary
ttfc :'Q $«44.8S
Lc‘ _ HO ■ 11
Touts very tmly,
Philip S» Dyer, A.-jont.
Pi is si a,
Eonmark
<MO%; trcj'mony
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EDISON LAMP CO.,
A, 0. Tate, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
Private Secretary,
V/e return letter of prof. Roberts, we have given orders
to have the set of the parts mounted and sent to him.
We note how distinctly you write your signature with much
amusement.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. J-., . l.wmarx...MAh.,/88 9
A. 0, Tate, Esq. , Private Secretary,
Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
V/e enclose a note of the Lamp Conpany which we desire
Mr. Edison to endorse personally. This note does not increase
our liabilities, and simply takes up another note of exactly the
same amount and endorsed in same manner, i^L the German National
Vof
Our bills payable on November 1st, 1888 were 421 . 38 , to-
a-7 -
day, .>76,978.57 showing a reduction of §17,442.81. v/e expect to
cut down our bills payable $6, 400 ^before the end of the month.
Yours truly, > ,
EDISON 1
Treasurer.
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NORVIN GREEN. President.
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EDISON LAMP CO.,
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A, 0. Tate, Esq., private Secretary,
Laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange , N.J.
Regarding the contract with Mr. Edison and the Company
Continent ale in Paris, I have not a copy of the contract at hand,
but in accordance with the telephone conversation with you this
morning, I am decidedly of the opinion that it does not provide
for the payment of Mr. Edison's experimental expenses.
The contract docs provide that in case Mr. Edison desires to
sell his patents abroad that he Should in Prance offer them to
the Prench Co. at a price to be fixed by arbitration and that in
other countries in Europe he should give 15 days notice to allow
the Prench Co. to accept proposals at the same terms that other
parties would accept.
This wa s the carrying out of the spirit and intention of the
original contract with Mr. Edison and the time runs with the time
that the French Company pay royalty to the Company in New York.
I thank you for the letters enclosed in your letter of Peb.
lst< Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. jj-., /SS 9
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Private Secretary,
laboratory of T, a. Edison
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
Our trade for Norway is done through Mr. Dyer who is
our agent in Europe.
Appropos of the Berlin Co. competition in Japan, I desire
that you draw Mr. Edison's attention to the advertisement in the
las London Electrician on the third page of the advertisements
in which this advertisement states that the Berlin Company are
prepared to close contracts for the erection of Central Stations
in any part of the world.
Yours truly,
Treasurer .
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. Fcbruary...fi3rdj . IS8 9
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq., /
Dear Sir:-
Enclosed you -all find a memorandum of the pressures
upon the First District Station of Boston. This shows hofhclosc-
ly regulation is under control in this station and Guarantees to
us good life ofd high economy lamps . Kindly return the tost to
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
-'Hf ^
THOMAS A. EDISON, Pmmimiit. » FRANCIS R. UPTON, Gbn’l M’o’r and Trkas.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9{_. J- . Hah.ruar v 26th, !XX 9
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
Orange, N.J.
Boar Sir:-
Enclosed is cop',' of letter sent Mr. Henry Villard, ""
dated Feb. 23rd.
Yours truly,
[ENCLOSURE]
Harrison, N.J. 3?ob. 23rd, 1889
Henr y Vi Hard , Esq.,
Mills Building, Broad St.,
Now York City.
Dear Sir:-
By directions of Mr. Edison, I call your attention to
the finances of the Edison Lamp Company.
On October 31st, 18S8 when you last received a memorandum of
our books, our surplus profits were §232,379. 33. On January 31st,
1889 our surplus frogits were §272,732.86.
On October 31st, 1888, the Company owed §156.038.16. on Jan.
31st, 1889 the Company owed 324 . 08. If the business is
actively pushed I feel assured that this rate of profit can be
easily maintained throughout the year to come. Of course to
maintain this rate, we shall need an active trade in the fall to
offset the dull months of the summer.
If the statement of the examiners had been made on the 31st
of January 1889 instead of the 31st of October 1888, it would have
added about §19,000. to our statement of profits of the year, as
on our profits last year in tho three months mentioned was $21,000.
in place of $40,000. this year.
Yours truly,
Treasurer .
Copy.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
X
.5.7..th ,rJ88 9
Regarding Mr. Ricalton, should we adjust accounts di¬
rect with him or through you ?
V/c think that the best way is for us to handle it directly,
for in this case there can be no misunderstanding of any kind, as
there has been with Hannington,
Have you cabled McGowan to return yet as mentioned by Mr. y.r.
Edison the other day ?
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
By
7vW O'*.
THOMAS A. I5DISON, Phbridkmt.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
P(. J.., February 37th, . 188 9
A. 0. Tate, Esq,, Private Secretary,
Edison's Laboratory, Orange, N.J.
Lear Sir:- • .
Enclosed letter from Mr. Hannington. If you will state
a time we will make an appointment for Mr. Hannington to come to
the office at Harrison and go over the whole matter of the account
between us and Mr. Hannington.
This is the best place for the meeting as all the papers
and accounts arc here, and any questions that may arise can be
inmcdiately referred to the correspondence and verified.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
Treasurer,
[ENCLOSURE]
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EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. J-., ..Mar.ah.uls-.t_, _ 188 9
A. 0. Tate, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
V/e have your letter regarding Mr. Ricalton. v/o will
endeavor to see Mr. Ricalton, and adjust the account.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP 00.
Treasurer .
EDISON LAMP CO.,
Xc
. Mar.oh...ls..t.r . /SS 9
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A. 0. Tato, Esq.,
Laboratory of T. a. Edison,
Orange, M.j.
Dear Sir:-
If Tuesday morning of next week suits you to meet Mr.
Hannington, kindly write him and make an appointment to have him
come here at half past ten o’clock.
I expect to be hero at that time, we have a note from Mr.
Hannington stating that he can be here any time that suits your
convoni once .
i truly,
t-
Treasurer .
EDISON LAMP CO.,
c ‘M'CL.'U,
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Private Secratary,
Laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
Eegarding the account between Mr. Edison and the Lanp
Company. After deducting the bills rendered to you on account of
the Paris Exposition, we find that there is a balance due to Mr.
Edison of about §3,000. We will have a full statement made up to
the first of the month in a day or two, and will send you a check
covering the amount.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
Treasurer.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
P^. J-.r . Har.ch...8..tli,..„ . /8S9
A. 0. Tate, Esq. , Private Secretary,
Laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange, M.J.
Lear Sir:-
Regarding the letter of the Allegcmeine Elektricitats-
Gesellschaft , the objection that Frazar & Co. make is that the
goods are sold in Japan using the name of Edison. It is to this
that the” great objection has been made. That others should be
using Edison's name in Japan, thus robbing yr. Edison of the use of
his n-=mo which is his own property, to t'nc benefit of those who
have received no license to use it, and give him no benefit for
such use.
I think that strong influences might be brought to bear upon
the German Company by which they will withdraw from the that the
whole world belongs to them, thus leading to active competition
between tho various Edison interests in all parts of the world. If
this can be done, of course it will be far better than just stoppig
them from the use of Mr. Edison's name in Japan.
Yours very truly,
Treasurer.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. J-.,. — MaJcch...J.2tliy. . /SS 9
A. 0. Tate, Esq,, Private Secretary,
Laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Lear Sir:-
Yonr letter of March 9th received. We herev/ith enclose
you a list of our notes bearing Mr. Edison’s endorsement, as
requested.
p/* 0ur Six months note favor of Corning Glass works due— Maseeh
-aath for $4000.00
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Six months note favor Corning Glass Works due April 2nd,
for $4000 . 00
Six months note favor Corning Glass works duo April 22nd
for §5000.00
Six months note favor Corning Glass Works, due April 30 the
for §5000.00
Four Months mote favor German, National Bank due April 29th
for &2500.00
Six months note favor Corning Glass ’"orks, due May 27th
for $4500.00
Six months note favor Corning Glass Works due May 31st,
for $5000.00
Five months note favor German National Bank, due May 26th
for $2500.00
Tate , Esq., Private Sec. Mo. 2.
Pour months note favor German national Panic, due May 29th
• for $5000.00
Pocir months note favor Cornigg Glass Works, due June 10th
for $10,876.49
Pour months note favor German National Bank, due June 12th
for $5000.00
Pour months note favor Gorman national Bank, duo July 5th
for $5000.00
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.,
SCa-tsU^^n., $(. _ Maxsfo 1 :■. *h !SS g
Thomas A. Eli son, Esq.,
Laboratory,
Orange, N.j. ""
Boar Sir:-
Shall we ceaso paying James Rioalton his
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
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FRANCIS R.
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THOMAS A. EDISON, Pimsmimr.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. J-., . iat!.u}n....lS.th.,..../5<5 9
A. 0. Tatn, Esq., Private Secretary,
Edison's Laboratory
Orange, N.J.
Lear Sir:-
Encloscd is memorandum regarding Mr. Hannington's
trip. »e desire to know if y we shall transfer the charge which
we have made of $350.00 to TTannington to expense for Jamacia trip
If this is the case, we wish you to render us a memorandum stat¬
ing that $350.00 have been expended in Jamacia trip as per in¬
structions of Mr. Edison, If you will render us this, we will
then close out the account, and $20.00 will be credited to Mr.
Hannington which deducted from the $149.50 which he acknowledges
owing us, will leave him owing us $129,50/
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP 00.
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Treasurer,
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EDISON LAMP CO.,
A. 0. Tate, Esq>( Private Sec’y,
Laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange, N.J. r* \ o? " ‘
Dear Sir:-
y(. . llar.ch....2.7..th., . 188 9
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Have you heard anything from McGowan when he will re-
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THOMAS A. EDISON, Pisrswrnt.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
Laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
The following is an extract from letter from Hr. Dyer,
"The Edison & Swan Co. feel strong now, and I would not be
surprised at any move they might make to keep us out' of
"England. X have not a copy of the English contraot; so do
"not know whether the E & S Co. can be compelled to sell our
"lamps or not. Wish you would read over the contract, which
"Mr. Edison no doubt has, and give me your opinion on thitf
"point. ■
If you will send us a copy of anything in the English contract
that bears upon this matter we would consider it a favor . \ we
will forward same to Mr. Dyer.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
Treasurer .
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. ^.. AprU S th, _ 188 e
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Laboratorv,
Orange, T'N. J .
Dear Sir;-
The following is quotation from letter of Mr. p. s.
Dyer
.* **“ *°r: ^at you are troubled with competition in price
+ 6? °erits is near the Pr°Per price for a good
lamp, X do not think it will go lower, but the day of high
■-601e^t«a?r+1haS B°T Past-.however the cost of a' good lamp at
60 cents in the cost of an installation is so small that the
price is low and still allows of a good profit. Lamps are sold
in Germany all around (50 cents) 2 marks. "Schuckert" pays
about 2 marks, so he told me lately, but the general price in n
most parts of Europe is around SO cents , (4 francs) X am now
"after an order for South America about 1000 monthly, and Tail
reserve about 20 % royalty for the Edison Company.' The Paris
0°. are now fighting Siemens & Halske and may break with them,
hope they will. The Paris Company claim that Seimens & Halske
have been underselling them in Russia and Austria where they had
a contract to keep the price up, I believe to 5 francs stiff
I feel that if our lamp keeps up in quality &c, that we will’ do
"a good business in Europe this fall and winter."
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP 00.
Treasurer.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
. Ap.riX...lo..th.,../<5<J 9
Thomas A. Edison, Esq , >
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laboratory. Orange, N.J. /L ^ Js'l#
Dear Sir:- '
We have received a cable from Dyer as follows
"Can I promise Milan 10 O.P. lamps, 3 watts and when ”. we
have replied to him "Promise Milan November".
We feel certain from results obtained in the laboratory
tests that no difficulty will be met in making 10 C.P. lamps to
take 3 watts per candle. We have therefore accepted the respon¬
sibility of promising delivery. There is no question that if
you can make a 10 C.P. lamp of this economy, .we can very largely
increase our lamp sales, as there is a large demand for this unit
of light for decorating purposes in all public places like cafes
in Europe. The whole intention is to make the most show and to
have the smallest unit of light, so as to point out that they
have many hundreds lamps in their place. The people are not
educated 19 to a clear appreciation of candle power, but to an
appreciation of the number of lamps in use.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
Treasurer.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
3LcUiS,
.....Apr.iX...llth, /8S 9
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Laboratory,
Orange, M.J.
Dear Sir:-
X have had the figures upon your paper for the past
two days. I intended to go up and see you this afternoon, but
am compelled to go to Philadelphia regarding a matter that I
consider of importance there.
I hope to see you either to-morrow or Friday and then lay
before you some corrections on the paper, and also some remarks
regarding the price of lamps which I have been preparing for you,
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Laboratory,
Orange , N.J.
Dear gir:-
9[. J-., . Ap.ri.l....l.'it)x, . /SS 9
In speaking with Mr. Steringer regarding Tacoma, I find
that there is a plant there put in by Mlchell & Spaulding, under
the supervision of John Ward. This plant has 1200 volts E.M.E.
3 Wire system using 600 volts upon a side. The plant is a thor¬
ough success and gives great satisfaction to the people, and is
proving to be .very profi table . The lamps used are Municipal
lamps with Municipal Cut Outs. These lamps are used in stores and
for all uses where electric lighting is desired.
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.,
Thomas A. Edison,
laboratory.
Dear Sir:-
Enclose
ets. We desire y
Boston Company as
If you do no'
sition, kindly sti
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d correspondence regarding the exchange of sock-
our approval of the proposition made by us to the
we wish to make it to other companies,
t approve of the general nature of the propo¬
se what modification you desire us to make .
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP 00.
Treasurer.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
$CaAA*ib,o-n,, 9[. _ Ap.r.i.l^ ie th^ /gg 9
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
Enclosed you will find the cost sheet for 1888.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO. . /!
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MEMORANDUM REGARDING SELLING PRICE OF LAMPS.
! the Lamp Company sold
1,206,603 lamps
The Cost of each lamp per .the Cost Sheet which is
made up distributing all items of expense to each
part o'f tT^fe^gadJi'ufacture , was . 1 . $0.2864
The ecjst of each lamp found by dividing the gross
cog^Tof mamifacturing lamps in the year 1888 by the
number of lamps produced, makes the cost of each . $0.2838
The average of those t?/o figures makes the cost
of the lamp during the year 1888 $0.28 l/2
In the United States during the year 1888 there were sold
were sold . 1,006,578 lamps
These lamps brought . . . $o ..42
This mokes a profit per lamp sold in the United
States of . V . 80.14 l/2
The Lamp Company sold to the Illuminating Com¬
panies in the United States in the year 1888 602,919 lamps
The Lamp Company sold on account of the Light Co.
in the year 1888, . . . 403,659 lamps
The Light Company received as royalty for lamps
during the year 1888, . $. 83,500.
If the Light Company had received full royalty
upon this, they would have received . $ 165,500.19
The increase from lamp renewals does not
increase as the natural increase is more than met
by the inroads of our competitors, who can make a
profit of -s 35 cents by selling to our customers.
Atithe present rate that the Edison Company is
lot sing customers the Edison Light Compands inc orae
v/ill diminish one half inside of two years. This
in its turn will raise the cost of the lamp in the
factory of the Edison Lanp Company two or three
cents per lamp, if the sales to the Illuminating
Companies do not increase to make up the deficiency.
Now let us see if v/e cannot devise a scheme
that will not only ruin the lamp renewal business
of our competitors, but give to the Edison Company's
business commercially an increase, so that more money
will be made than now by the Edison Light Col, and
Edison Lamp Co. together. From estimates made by
Mr. Sterj.nger the total lamp output of the competi¬
tors of the Edison Company is . C ll,000daily
Last year the Edison Lamp Company made M 000 daily
1.
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Suppose the Edison Company sell all lamps
at 40 cents. If tills was the ease the Edison light
Company and the Edison Lamp Company combined would
lose just the amount the Edison light Company now
make, under the conditions that there was no in¬
crease in the sales of lamps.
Now I can devise a change in the method of
making lamps that will save just 5 1/2 cents per
lamp, this reducing costing price to. . /JO.SS
The 5 1/2 cents for lamps upon the sales
of 1888 makes a saving of . $ gg 368.11
This reduces the loss of the Edison Light
Company and the Edison lamp Company, at selling
lamps at 40 cents each to . § 17 132.
The lowest- price that competitors of the E
Edison Company can make lamps, ship and sell same
for is::::::::;;; . $0.50
This being so, and as the Edison Company
can offer bettor lamps for 40 cents,, it is reason¬
able to assume that we shall get a large fraction of
their trade. Assuming this to be less than one fifth
of their out put or 2000 lanps a day that is gained
by the Edison Company, the nature of the lamp busi¬
ness is such that the general expense per lamp
largely diminishes as the output increases.
I estimate that an increase of 2000 lamps a day
or 600,000 lamps a year will reduce the cost of the
lamp 3 cents, that is, from 23 cents to 20 cents.
That is the three cents saved upon the original out¬
put upon’ 1; 206^6130 lamps is . $ 36 200.
This changes the loss of §17,132. to a gain of§ 19,067.
Now the profit upon 2000 extra lamps a day or
600,000 costing 20 cents each and selling at 40
cents is . . . § 120,000.
Adding to this the gain made upon the original
output §19,067, this would make a total gain on the
output on . ....1,806,613 lamps
ot . . . § 139,067.
That is if the combined Companies are
§139,067 better off than they were in 1888, Shd
the universal price throughout the United states
is 40 cents which is 10 cents lower that the oppo¬
sition companies now make lamps for.
My improvement mentioned by which 5 1/2 cents a 1
lamp is saved will make the difference on the esti¬
mated output at selling price of 40 cents ofl
1,806,693 lamps of . . . . . g 99 367,.
Included in this improvement is §139,067., there¬
fore, if there is no improvement in the cost of
lamps due to the methods of manufacturing lamps,
can bo sold at an average price of 40 cents each
and the business be more perfectly controlled thaji to
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today ajid still a profit be made of . $ 39,699
I propose that the Edison Company first yv..v.,::o
reduce the price of Isolated renewals to 60 cents !<:
to the customers of the Edison companies. This to
be a. .temporary expedient to prevent the customers
of the Edison Company leaving the T'aigcm Company
too rapidly. Then, try to get the renewals from
the opposition companies at 40 cents, or what
would perhaps be better, offer our lamps at 60 cents
give guarantee and agrde in case the customer 7/ill
agree to take all lamps from us for two years to
give him a rebate that wili bring the price to
40 cents. To get customers from other companies
v/e should give our sockets at cost or make lamps
for competitors sockets.
Supposing lamps 7/ere sold at 35 cents
each, the loss of 5 cents on 1,806,693 lamps will
amount to . § 90,334.
This taken from the gain of $139,067. 7ri.ll leave
still a gain of... . $ 48,733
If this reduction of price would enable us to take
1000 lamps more daily or 300,000 lamps a ye ar, this
7/ould add to the profits mentioned above an additional
profit of $45,000. making a total profit, while
selling price of lamps was 35 cents each, of . $ 93,733.
[ENCLOSURE]
Sumnarv, 85 cents and 42 cents selling price,
Year 1888, Profit lamp Co.
Light Company
§ 138,523.07
83,500.00
Total
f 222,023.07
Estimated 40 cents selling price all round,
Sales 1,800,000 , Profit per lamp of 20 cents
Edison Light LOdjiRoyalt y . "'ll; ty
6 360,000.
■'100.000.
Larrp Co. will net
Gain 1888
260,000.
$ 138.523.
Gain to Lanp Co. 0VGr isss,
121,477.
At 35 cents selling price all round sales
2,500,000 or equal to present capacity, Lairp Co.
adding only to rooms for socketing and packing
Profit 10 cents per lamp
$ 400,000. ^
1 100. 000.
$ 300,000.
138,523.
Gain to Lamp Company, over 1888,
$ 161,477.
Year 1890 at 32 1/2 cents selling price all
round
Sales 3,000,000
Profit 32 1/2 loss 18 14 l/2
$ 435,000.
100.000..
$ 335,000'.
138.623.
Gain to Lanp Co. over 1888
§ 196,477.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. m..m, . is®
A. 0. Tate, Esq,, Private secretary,
laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
I showed the memorandum from letter of Mr. Dyer to Mr.
Edison, and he made no remarks on same. I think these extracts
should be in your files, so send them to you.
Do you khow anything about Gourauds relations with Haniner
regarding the Phonograph ?
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You must also understand that X do not feel like launching
out into new schemes for the developement of our european busi¬
ness until X know the policy which the New Co. wish to pursue over
here. I feel that wo have a future that will assist the manufac¬
turing Companies in handling their out put, but until the New Co
get ready for business it is a matter of waiting for their decision
to do something in a certain way, or use my judgement and do the
best I can, At present I am bn splendid terms with the factions,
even the Berlin Co. acknowledge the force of m-y argument, and are
willing to sell the American Edison lamps, altho', the-'r had flatly
refused to do so some two months back.
The Italian Co. are now being pressed hard by the "Kholinsky"
people who are introducing lamps into Italy, and selling them at
52 cents P.O.B. Milan. The JC. people are anxious for the Milan Co,
to make a fair test of thoir lamps, and offer to make lamps of any
efficiency 2—2 l/4; — 2 1/2—3. — 3 l/2, watts per candle with guar¬
anteed life respectively of 200—300 — 500 — 700 — and 1000 hours.
Lamps, of any C.P. above 8 with these efficiencies, and with any
form of terminals, Enterprise of this kind is hard to beat, and
if we did not have a good friend in Milan our lamp trade in that
quarter would give me a lot of trouble. The largest customer of
the Italian Co. is the Gas Co. at Rome lately they have wanted a
10 O.P. lamp of 3.1 watts per candle but I could not supply better
our now 16 C.P. at 10 candles 4.14 watts per candle.
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2.
Hope this will satisfy, but if not, the Italian Co. might lose
this customer, and it would be a hard blow to them. I am sending
you this week 10 C. 3 watt lamps made by "Khortinsky" Swan Factory
"Kalk" and Vienna. My business here is fair. I am promised
orders from the Paris Lamp Co^ after they get rid of the stock
of lamp s loft on their hands by the Cie Continentale Edison'40
or 60 thousand, but as they are mostly 8 C. 45 volt lamps they
will soon need some 16 C.P. lamps from my stock.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.-
Dear Sir:-
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Sawyer-Mann lamps used on Edison Isolated plants in Boston, Mass
as reported by Mr. Card.
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Yours very truly,
/ EDISON LAMP CO.
3y ' _
Treasurer .
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EDISON LAMP CO.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N..T.
Dear Sir:-
c 9{. J-.,„ . Apr.il...setu.,. . I S3 9
These are extracts from betters written to Bergmann & Co.
by their traveling salesman. We shall have our inspector soon go
over the route visited by this man, and investigate the complaints
brought to us through Bergmann & Co.
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
1 enc .
Treasurer.
[ENCLOSURE]
Rochester, N.Y.
In regard to the lamps used at this station, they are all
of "Edison pattern", but the lamps are giving poor satisfaction.
It is the same story, of "loss of candle power" that I hear all
along. The lamps are bright enough on. the start, but after they
have boon run from four to six weeks, they slacken and lose can- '
aie power to- such an extent as to cause the consumers to complain
of the same. Naturally, the first thing that, suggests itself is,
that the lamps have been overrun, but I am given to understand that
this is not the case, and that the fault is with the lamp alone.
This being the complaint all along, there can be bo doubt as to
the above being authentic. This station is now running about
9000 lamps, and although the Edison lamp is being used through¬
out, it is a matter of question as to whether they will continue
to do so. There was nothing; said as to the possibility of the
Sawyer-Mann lamp supplanting the Edison, but on the whole this
signifies nothing. Time alone can tell how long they will eontin
ue to use the Edison lamp. In regard.JJ;ti6‘ the lanp question as
applied to the company at LOCEPOKT, I would state, that they have
given up the.. Edison loro entirely , and are making use of the
Sawyer-Mann lanp now altogether. The reason is, that the price ofJ
the Edison lamp is too high; and the loss of candle power is
unwarrantably rapid.
As to the lamps at ALTOONA, this Company are having the
same experience, viz:- Loss of candle power, breakage frequent &c.
[ENCLOSURE]
(2)
They were loud in their complaints as to the lamps, and were par¬
ticularly anxious to know if the Lanp Co. were going to give them
a better lamp and how soon.
Lamps were what the Manager of the station at BELLEEONTE
had most to say about, ntey have had a hard time with the "High '
Economy Lamp" A new defect in the lamp is that the current will ‘
in some cases arc across the platinum legs, at the top ot the seal,
and blow the seal to pieces. The usual complaint as to loss of
candle-power and breakage was made, and particular stress was laid
on the breaking of a large per cent of the lamps when first set
up.
EDISON LAMP CO.'
3U
Thomas A. Mis on, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
&IL.
Enclosed herevrith is copy of Mr. B. E. Card’s report
upon a number of stations in New York City, showing the per cent
of Sawyer Man lamps in use.
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
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EDISON LAMP CO.
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Laboratory, Orange, M.J.
Dear Sir:-
The following is an extract from a letter which I re¬
ceived from Francis Jchl, dated Brunn, March 21st.
"X have seen the lamps I wrote to you about. It is not exactly
"as I then thought. It is a lamp that emits light by means of an
"incandescent body, but is in no way similar to the present lamp,
"that is like ours.
"This figure will show you how the lamp is;
"It consists of two electros or plates of
"platinum or carbon, A.B. as shown (not in
"connection but simply facing each other) asn
“when a current of a certain description is
"connected at the ends C & D, there is a small
"blue arc t= in the beginning and then
"all at once these plates become incandescent
"and give out light. The Dr. intends only to use carbons electros
"as with platinum ones the heating point is too low and they melt.
"I have seen some lamps having platinum electros and with about
"3000 volts they glowed very brightly and the distance between them
"was about 8 m/m. There is a vacuum in the lamp but not very high.
"If the vacuum is high the spark will not junp, and if very low
"there will be a sparking, but the plates or electros will not
"glow. He is now working on carbons plates and intends to use
"gases in the lamp rarefy to the extent required. In the lamps of
"carbon plates the electros are vary near to each other perhaps a
"about 1 m/m apart. I have seen some lamps and they gave a pretty
"good light. Now the other part of his system has also some good
"points as it saves copper in the conductors. He does not send
"3000 volts from the station to the place’ of consultation as one
"might at first suppose, but his system is something as follows
T. A. Edison, Esq . , Mo. 2.
A is a continuous current machine, one having very
"little or no self induction anrl giving say 400 volts or
"anything we please according as we wish to save in the
“conductors. The current passes through the lines 1 & 2
"into a dis junctor B, (an apparatus for reversing the
"direction of the current). This current charges a
"condenser C which discharges through a sort of induction
"coil D, the sec ondary of which is connected with the
"extremities of the glow lamp E.
"One is apt to think that it is not possible to
"change the direction of a current in a dynamo machine
"without causing a cross or interruption and sparking
"This however is not so in this case, because when the
"current charges the condensers, and the condensers are
"charged, there is no current flowing in the line at
"that moment and because the tension off the condensers
"is the same as that of the dynanw, but opposite, thus
"equalizing. At this moment the poles are changed at’
"the disjunctor. He used a very high rate of discharge
"or rather reversal very much more than that used in
transformators. He carries the low volts up to the lamp
"and only at the lamp the high volts are generated as he intends
"each lamp or group of lamps to have such an induction ciil "B"
"which in itself is very small, being about 8 centimeters by 4
"large. He has also shown me this same system of distribution
"working our lamps, that is, instead of his lamp at »E" one of
"our lamps. Of course in this case the induction coil "D" was
"wound differently. I have thus given you the outlines of this
"system which will help you to form an idea of it. You have asked
"me if you can tell it to Mr. Edison, why certainly, I consider
."myself always yet belonging to him, as today I am in the company
"yet to which he sent me. I heard Mr. Edison had an accident, but
"was very happy to hear afterwards that it was not serious."
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.,
c 9(. J-., ..Ma.y....Xl.t.hr 1 88 9
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Private secretary,
Laboraotry,
Orange, N..T.
Dear Sir:-
Vle have referred all the correspondence regarding ad¬
vertising in the Official Catalogue to Hr. Dyer? y;e think that
if any advertising is needed, which by the way we do not think
essential to Mr. Edison's reputation, that it should go in the
name of Mir. Dyer as selling agent for Mr. Edison's material.
Yours truly,
EDISON DAMP CO.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
X
. May...l3.th.,. _ /SS 9
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
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Enclosed is letter from the Piqua Company which -..-(you
vri.ll kindly return to us after reading.
Mr. Edgar of the Boston Company reports tbr;us jnthat in
selling new plants, that in 40 hours, and never less than 60
hours from time of starting, he receives word that the lamps are
not giving the light that they should give.
Yours truly,
EDISON DAMP CO.
enclosure .
Tr casurer .
EDISON LAMP CO.,
^,,....May...24.th.r . /SS9
A. 0, Tate, Esq., Privat
Orange , N.J.
Dear Sir:-
I desire to read through all Mr. Edison's contracts
regarding electric light, if Mr. Edison will give me permission
so to do. Will you kindly let me know where I can find them and
to read, and when.
Yours very truly,
THOMAS A. EDISON, Pim
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. J-., . jvlay...27.th., . 188 9
Thomas A. Edison, Esq., $(-'<■?< fyf'f C-y 3 //f <y
Laboratory, Orange, N.J. v. - - - - - - - -
Dear Sir:-
With this are drawings of the Furnace, we have no means
of blue printing in our factory and send you the original drawings
which you will kindly return to us when you are through with them.
We have ’all the material on the floor of our machine
shop for the erection of the furnace in accordance with these
drawings at half scale.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
Treasurer.
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A. 0. Tate, Esq., Private secreatry,
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Dear Sir:- /
Your letter of May 31st regarding Gas Furnace Drawings
received. These drawipfes were nj/t what Mr. Batchelor required
therefore he returne/ them to/us,
7 Yours truly.
EDISON LAMP CO,
EDISON LAMP CO.
HARRISON, N. . 1889
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
laboratory, Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
Your favor of the 24-th inst. in regard to' thPoOTnilaiir
of Hr. Brook is duly received, and v
’•'/0 have colled Mr. Holzea
j note your remarks thereon.
; attention to this matter and ho says he
v/ill see you to-day about it. Y/e will have Mr. Marshall make a
personal investigation of this matter. The great trouble is at
Paterson, that these lamps are placed on Power looms and the vibra¬
tion is something tremendous, in fact, we have- had to devise a
special arrangement in the socket to prevent the lamps from falling
out. Vihon the lamps wore first put in they fell out at the rate of
three or four per night, owing to the enormous vibration of these
Power looms. There may bo something is this that causes the
breakage at the point of clamping.
Yours trul y,
EDISON DAMP CO.
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EDISON LAMP CO.,
HARRISON, N. J.,...J.ul.y....26.thr..
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Private Secretary,
Laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange * K.J.
Bear Sir:-
Mr. Deshler at the Laboratory has a number of lamp bas o:
and sockets of the Sawyer-Man, V/estinghouse, United States and
other competing companies. Vie desire to get two of each of those
as soon as possible, and should be obliged if you would give in¬
structions to have same shipped to the writer of this letter.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
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Dear Sir;- . _ _ /
Enclosed, I beg to hand you minutes of the Meeting of the
Edison Lamp Co., held at the Laboratory, July 31st. Mr. Upton
desires that you v/ri te these in the minute book in due form. X
will sign the' Minutes some day Mien I am up. at the Laboratory.
Yours truly, ■
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Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
EDISON LAMP CO. held pursuant to call of the President, at the
Edison Laboratorv, Orange, N.J., on Wednesday, July 31st, 1889.
Present, Thomas A. Edison,
Erancis R. Upton,
Charles Batchelor,
Samuel Insull,
William Holzer.
Mr. Edison in the chair.
It was moved by M±. Insull that Mr. W. H. Meadowcroft be ap¬
pointed Secretary pro-tom. This motion was seconded by Mr. Upton
and carried unanimously.
Mr. Upton moved that Mr. Samuel Insull be appointed
Assistant Treasurer of the Edison Lamp Company with the same
Powers as the Treasurer.' This motion was seconded by .Mr. Batchelor
put to vote, and unanimously carried.
Mr. Insull moved that the President of the Company be
authorized to endorse all securities owned by the Company for pur¬
poses of transfer and sale;, and that the Treasurer or Assistant
Treasurer be authorized to sell or exchange such securities as he
in his discretion may decide. This motion was seconded by Mr.
Holzer, and on being put to vote was unanimously adopted.
On motion the meeting then adjourned, subjett to the call
FRANCIS K.
THOMAS A, EDISON, Piibsidbui.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
HARRISON, N. J.,...0c.t, . PA.tK, . 1889
Charles Patohelor,, Rsq.,
Laboratory of t. a. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
V/e are desirous of obtaining a small alternating current
machine, and Mr. Xnsull said ho thought you might be able to give
us some information concerning same. We would be greatly obliged
if you could tell us whore we could find one.
We desire to try an alternating current machine in the
manufacturing of lamps, as an experiment, and a second hand ma¬
chine would answer our purpose, to make the trial.
Trusting that you can give us the necessary information,
we remain, Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP 00.
By
General Manager,
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1889. Electric Light - Edison United Manufacturing Company
(D-89-40)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
business of the Edison United Manufacturing Co. Some of the correspondence
is by Charles E. Chinnock, vice president of the company. Several of the
letters pertain to problems in the installation of electric lighting plants and to
sales competition in the Midwest from the Westinghouse and Thomson-
Houston electric companies.
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: letters of transmittal-
meeting announcements; other routine business correspondence.
Related material can be found in D-89-43 (Electric Light - United Edison
Manufacturing Company).
Die. by H.WiL. . L EO N A R D • & • | Z A R D,
(Consulting anb Contracting Electrical Engineers,
J^THE ROOKERY."
Mr. Samuel Insull, pr Aju, S"T
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Dear Sir:--
: ®ave UP their agency.,* e were offerred
rt P ni hold by a letter from the- Edison United
, ^^.signed -C.E.Chinnock, Yice-Prest » the date '
S ^rie^?epii 24 th‘ The proposed were not satis-
discussed the matter for some time, by letter. We
A^n+«. ! the ins illations closed in . the name ;of the
Agents . As this was just what we wanted^to do and were oreoareH -to
do -we accepted the proposition under date ofoS! 18'h St
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Nov, 29 ih. We enclose heMw?th^nw^ *La Cepted by otIr *•«** Qf
"ttnited Company, which we have marke^*BthiM+ ^°P®s^ti0n from the
Ur. Chinnock wrote us rtsSe-% Ka2SK1*V Kl
that the renewal bus iness^m.. the letter -in such a way
our hands. This we declined to
Ing to. the United Company endeavLS £ Vf^er °n we kept writ-
■*«?. ,«ar.8 «*= SSHt 25STr£o£i£ ST <k! oo“te'«*
sent us no stock of any iteSil!, :Stoc^' ;9to‘ They
deal of#axp,ense and trouble hv ^batev®r>and inv’0ived us in a great
riyed . we foTind. ourselves in’ a •uositi«n,«#1^ f?pa^y Iw^on.-Eebruaiy ar* <.
•efintract under whichv the f Uhited^cMcanw* f having thoroughly definite > >
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■Wh^n Mr. 'Chinnock was out here in., February at the Edison. Convention,
we spent a couple of days in discussing between ourselves: and with
Messrs, ttjtbh, Bergmnn. & others j, the terms of a contract between us.
Filially Upbn Feb. 10 th.'we mutually agreed with the terms of a eon-
send you a copy of this contract herewith, marked' ‘Exhibit
B" This was the third contract we had agreed to, the first one be¬
ing our acceptance of their proposition to, do the ;work in our own
name and pay cash for the goodsa second the acceptance of exhibit A
third - exhibit B. After, Everything was. thoroughly agreed to,
. lar.Chinnock. declined to sign. the contract, stating that he wished to
if*?? himself of responsibility as far as possible, but assured us
that it would be put through exactly ; in accordance with exhibit B.
?°r back Eas.t he sent us another Contract which was entirely
different. in a great many vital points. This we declined to accept.
^The .matter was under .discussion for a couple of weeks and finally
.under date of Feb. 24 th. he sent us: a :propositlon,a eopy • of -which-
: we send herewith marked ‘Exhibit C“. This was not satisfactory and*
|°r a m?ath ®?r? » discuss9d the matter by letter. Finally on March
f!at!d^haLw?vmust 9ither accept that contract, or none,
and under date of the 28 th. we sent a conditional acceptance, which
b» a„d!finite- accePtance of the proposition in. his letter
of March 30 th. This ‘exhibit. C‘ is the contract we are at present
operating under.. ■■■
Several months ago Mr. Chinnock without cause and without any no-
tioe whatever j sent us notification that he would discontinue from
I ^Wanoe of $333 a month. We replied denying that he
right to • do so j and. notifying him that in. case the $333 a
monthiwere di scontinued that we should ' no t "continue . -as agents - under
the remainder of the- -terms of the contraet. Upon Oct. 19 th. he
;' Uf OTi^ei1' *°tice'that- our agency would be discontinued
t2 c0imi^4?«S ?0m i l date. Since that time,X-bei'ieve no writ¬
ten comunication has passed between us in regard to the matter other
■ S the l8^h ofS4Mnt °f+Ih' receipt 0f the n°iification. Therefore
tMf month oar agency with the United Company will
terminate as matters at present stand. 1*-. Chinnock we believ6pre-
tends to claim that he had a verbal understand with X t£t IS
^Pb00Jer J™11 for only one yeari We denied, absolutely any
tSt wrsr+p bl^md0 by ns- The contract clearly states ?
that we are to receive $333. per month. Even had aiy verbal agreement
of IS Chinnock. would have deprived himself
w beoe:£*t .of 11 by *he iast clause^of the agreement, which he in-
If '■ WOrdff^°ivhe effect that any agreements verbal
tb? ab<>ve ,are to be considered null and
void. We wrote Ifr. Chinnock a long letter detailing the various ex-
fT J*??® of this letter was Oct. 16 th.,and we enclose a copy of it •
herewith, narked Exhibit D‘, which will give to you the arguments
• froni our standpoint as to the necessity of such an allowance being :J::
^gnted by the, United Company In supporting an office here in 'Chicago
^ ^ P'>. ■ ,
S.s. -3-
We beg to call your attention to the fact that .the Chicago Agency
of the United Company .is different from any. .other , agency in the
country. . Chicago, is 'recognized as headquarters of all this Western
country, and every first class concern operating throughout the coun¬
try is expected .to ■: have ;. headquarters at Chicago as well as at New-
York. Furthermore all supply houses carry a large stock and all
goods are sold F.. 0. B; Chicago • ■ In addition to this .natural teiri-
dency demanding a comprehensive representation . a, t. Chicago; with full
stock of. supplies, etc'|:fKthe. fact that the Westerii Edison Co. handled
the territory immediately|,surrouhdihg Chicago for a number of years
and carried a full stock of all kinds of materials which the plants,' -
required and had full authority to transact any business .which might \
be presented. This fact, as I say, makes it absolutely necessary that r
/ the United Company .'have in Chicago not only a full stock of all kinds
; of ’materials which, can be shipped by .express oh- short notice,butlt %
jgustalsri.have representativeswith pretty broad authority to act as
promptly as necessary, and it is essential that such representative
. by not dependent in any way upon New York for estimates, determina-
. tions and similar points of information which are required in impor¬
tant cases unexpectedly. All other prominent electric light company
les have in Chicago a representative, with practically unlimited au¬
thority, and if they, lose the job upon which they are' competing, it is
merely because they do not wish to take it at a price which they have
full authority to make but do not" choose to. .Wei, on the other hand,
find ourselves with certain well defined, bed rock' price, which is the
lowest price under any .'circumstances at which we can hope to secure
■ the apparatus . The ^ . United , Company :has . never in. - any. case; given .us the
slightest assistance of any character in securing any plant in our
territory.’ • We have been repeatedly assured by Mr. Chinnoek of his
inability to make any further reduction in price, and have, therefore
never made, any such request except in a .general way, asking for a gen¬
eral reduction in the price of the apparatus on ’the: NOs. 1; .2, 3 & 4
plants.' On the other hand the United Company quotes 45 o/o off: list to
any party in our territory who request : figures, thereby making the
price -of; the apparatus definitely fixed at 45 o/o off list. This is
the maximum price we dare quote, as otherwise the United Company will
underbid us,and. the prospective purchaser will lose all, confidence in
Vs; Thus, under existing methods, 15 o/o commission upon the price oto
tained by taking 45 o/o off list, is the . greatest commission we can
hope to make in selling Edison apparatus for 'the United Company. Any
further, profit than this which we make is made' as constructors, and
as the pur chaser&almos t invariably demands a price upon the apparatus
and upon the .construction separately, our construction bid is in com-
.petition with other first class . constructors . We therefore claim
*** as Agents of the United Company, tta* the most we can possible make ,
which should be credited to the fact that we are agents of the United
Compapy,is 15 o/o.upon the price of the apparatus. The selling price;
of the listed apparatus is about $4.00 per lamp. The commission would
therefore amount to 60 ets.. per . lamp in dynamo capacity, The'; expense
0Ur °ffloe emP1°JrinGr the necessary traveling sales-
■ ’ i.*,' , , „ ' » r ; * ' . *?"
S,t , -A'- ; >. ■ ,4
men,ainouni tb $12, 000. a year. If we sell in our territory 20,000 lamps
he commissions upon the apparatus sold would pay the expense
Ofmlintalning our office, hut we as a firm would not have made one
eent out of such commissions. In addition to the commissions, however
' ourrtfirrT+ow±te ^ f^lr Profit *on the sale of renewal supplies in ’
2LlSS?£*i S,V TOre all0wed t0 handle this renewal business
andhuiid it up as much as possible, we presume we could'
fl‘°m ihe- sa*e °f- Edison patented renewal sup-
'SJ^A^Li?J?,1,di5?4la?llW»'' nei uS $200 or $300' Per month. With a
i^ML^rit0iy thls renewal business would of course amount to pro-
7 Preseni ^rangement. Therefore if we sell- ^ '
£y tSe SenSef r Mssl0™ derived therefrom would
the .expenses of doing the business, and we would have left for
Hfit lh the business, *all profit derived ftom sale
H 000^er?earten^r+neWa4 4s?pplies> together with the a licence of
4l2 00o ”f tL nS, r 11 in ano*her the total expenses being
,the United Company pays $4,000 of this, we would have to
wouLi1!’^^1® r?aci*y per year in- order that the commissions
Our prSfit then ^uSTe^h000' °« f pens! maintaining the business. : :
™ »■,, ? vd b the profli due to renewals and the commis-
1 the^ ^ a111- la“Ps beyond 13,000 per year. Carrying it a step f£-
ihai we wowld. have to sell 10,000. lamps capacity per
Jange2nt Md Ke c6n+ • * °f ^f°r ourselves nnder the Sesent ar- '
Ch-f^rWr-L^+^f we oontmued the .agency without the $4.000,as Mr.
netTcent S m,S.Te70U^ ^ve 1° sen 16,000. lamps, before we could
ourselves,, allowing $3300 for renewal profits which is ex-
libera! and based upon futures principally. With prevailing
that hSess it f+geit“f ±U The Edison Company will find
cxtremp. ^e IpresuS' £?a^ff in^SiS^1^®3
ii 4nc2descent flighwS if Sh °etitfal station which^s^S best fSld^.
Sill
* l.i
S.X. JR--
Eort Wayne Jenney; In small plants our competitors, if the ■ Edison
Manufacturers statements be correct, must lose money, but they' seem
to be. willing to do this for the sake, of the renewal profits. X wrote
one of cur best agents who is up in the lumber mill regions in Wiscon¬
sin, a very strong letter urging, that, he sell Edison plants at cost if
necessary rather than to get left. X enclose you herewith extracts
• from this letter of ours., together with, his reply ,which speaks for it¬
self. We have sent to the United Company any quantity of similar
letters from other agents. Our concern and all our employees are thor¬
oughly loyal to the Edison Company, and should like to remain with it
exclusively* provided we could make a fair return by so doing. !Bui
when we find it necessary to spend about half the profit on con- „
'.■.;sjl'P1®t,ion for the privelege of selling Edison apparatus in our ter-
J ritoryjarid find .plenty, of. construction work to .be had independent of : .
, the agency, we are forced to the. conclusion that if Mr. Chinnock’s
proposition is the best we . can secure, it would be best for us not to 1
: accept- it. We have made repeated requests for additional territory, as
•. -.we. could readily handle four or five more states' from this office with
■3po appreciable additional expense. We had hoped that next year, our
^’territory might be increased,, and that the business organization of
the Edison Company in: the East- might place us in. such. position that •
we would be able to meet the competition and do well for ourselves and
the Edison, Company as -well. We have- made a great many sales in other
agents ; territory . In one ease we sold a plant in Montana, and after
having made sale Mr., : Chinnook declined to fill the order for -the . ap¬
paratus . We spent a good deal of money in securing, the sale j'fcfiskwas
wasted. In every instance where we have made' a sale in other, agents *
territory we have received only one-half commissipn,and in one in¬
stance, the agents, Hughs & Browning, declined. to give us any portion
of the commission:, and the Only profit we made was that due to eon-
struction. The fact that no other agent has made ary sale -in our
territory *«r that an^ agent ever asked us for the privelege of at¬
tempting to make such. a sale, ni»r that aaf agent ever quoted figures
°Yr ^ terri^ory as far as we know, tends to show that our
territory has at any rate received more attention than the territory
surrounding. We should like very much if it were possible to effect
some arrangement by .which we could represent the Edison Company under
terms satisfactory to both of us, in Minnesota, Dakota' Iowa .Illinois
Michigan, Ohio & Kentucky. Dakota at "present has "
uatA+I 1^t^4ttenti0n» :and' as nearly all -communication with
phieaS9» Minneapolis & St; Paul, we think we -are very
well located, to take, care of this state. St. Paul ^Minneapolis are ’
2f+Sdw?arJerf °f v1 buslness in Minnesota and the Northwestern
^sconsinjand we have a well organised, force in Minneapolis
a?f Pau* ^ charge of Mr.; Andrews. We have the exclusive right to
all Edison Isolated business in Minneapolis & St. Paul for a term of
TT± th ihs local companies . • Chicago is the natural _k
f 11 *U«SSS in Illlnois,lndiana, Iowa.Wis consin & Michigan"
a!so portion of Ohio. . We should like, to establish a branch “office' in
M:.
th® t&iited Company there and also the local
Edison Company at Cincinnati, who are doing practically no isolated
business, although there is' a large amountof isolated wk being done
dea^Mth^s^r^ of sKon*
isrliisf Ss£=™i?H=™;,i
construction work for this section of^tb^ ^ +aleS and sive Us ihe
iness. provided our SieS are re^on^^ °0Untry for ^ Edison bus- ,
.we will make no arrLgemLt +n ™ blf’ Can state Positively that
to the Edison, butl^Spwt “te80nlstic
all -Sirph a expect to do construction work for anv or
down to first eojt of apparatus^n^ind^id bl>ine thS COmPe^1'tion
ferent systems^ThomsonSst^ S fUperl0rty of the dif"
others of lesser imno-r+anao °“\™d tlie Westinghous.e Companies and
to have us acrLSrSnaIiftVr -SSWed «s ^ their willingness
promised us all work which the^r?11^130^^1*110^'1011' for ai:L and have
We shall hn-na +J,+ wl~°h me Priee would warrant them in giving us
United Compai|, aM^if wil1 b® satisfactory to^the*
we may continue to ■ act^^agents ^for th^uSted ^Company . by which
■ Yours very truly, .
’Leonard & Izard.
fy/tU 1
[ENCLOSURE]
Copy.
The Edison United.’ Manufacturing Co.
New York, November 19,1887.
Messrs.. Leonard & Izard.
^ 3.85 Dearborn St., Chicago, IUs.
Dear Sirs: —
isisSHi
wlich you have) made to aen+r>»T c+l-u *s’> Tawast price (copy of
tSliS5tS: Sra^esf' 10 °” '“•"““J W.-ilK b..
'•*" °* **ttorncy,ro-
^^SSSSsSSSS^^
m** central Sn^n $££££5 whether
accompany the order. asis of an isolated piant^must
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‘ " -2-
Seventh, You to have the exclusive right to settle all disputed
claims and the proportion of the amount collected, to be allotted
pro rata and upon notice of thirty days, ire to have the right to re¬
call above in any particular instance.
Eighth, It is agreed that all patented materials manufactured by
the shops, required for plants sold in your territory, are to be or¬
dered from this company.
Ninth, In case you sell, in one year, -(in your territory, or out¬
side of it with approval) more than 8,000 lamps, figured on the lamp
capacity of the dynamos sold, you to be allowed, on all purchases
from us beyond that, an additional seven and one-half per cent in
addition to the regular discounts. This to cover renewal supplies
as well as for original installations. .
Truly yours ,
;-The.:Edison United ifenufaeturing Co.
; by
, . C. E. Chinnock , '
f, ■ . Vice-President.
[ENCLOSURE]
Chicago ,Peb. 10 th. ,1888..
Messrs. Leonard & Izard.
Chicago,
Gentlemen:
Referring to the agreements a* present in force between us, by vir-
letteLS °f SeI>U 24 th* 1887 and our letter of Nov.
Council^ mder,wf' represent us in Wisconsin, Iowa except in
Council Bluffs, and in Illinois except in .that portion south of a
t^r+aVpekihr?Ueh Louis» now you the following proposition
to take the place of our letter of concessions of Nov. 19 th. 1887.
+w?S<Lthat “y.^ause of the present letter is in conflict with
rJlingw! 9f S-ept * thi » :*he PFfsent letter to be considered the
wipl allow y°u H,000 per annum to be used in the payment
+«“d eXpe?fnS ,of' iraveling agents in your territory. You
wLn U* vouchers . covering' s uch salaries and expenses
iSw to^you a check in settlement of the same: said
io be^made, payable to the agents themselves. We herebyau-
untS Lytos seS^S0^^ SUCl1' °heClC fr0m any agent in yew. employ
n+L™!* fettled with you any amounts due you from him.
to ^be 6 torero t^3an receiving such payments . direct from •us', said agents
to way entirely' ^ yQur control, and we hereby agrefJot •
to interfere in any way with such control.
.Jtl1 eontracis' t0 be “ade on forms mutually agreed upon between
si sras - si,™2
SSSsSr‘
We agree that we will not in any wav inter fer&' . .
“e pmolas*rs
It is understood tint in are to carry a stooi of all such supplies
[ENCLOSURE]
for renewals as will enable you to meet the demands: of customers in
W^™r+J°ry* LaJPs’ and armatures to be, accepted from such supplies.
0 cafiyjf2r, the Plants in your territory one armature ?of
each ^nd .required to supply the demand of you^territory, you to keep
f °d repair wi^°ut further expense to us. In case
J°.purchas? armatures to : carry -.for renewals , they are to
b t+T?' h!d ^ y°u.ai.the same prices as other renewal supplies.
if understood that orders for renewals of every description in
y ur territory are to be. sent . to you, and we agree to not furnish
been1 Sf/” y0Uf territory at'a P^ice less than the consumer has
been paying for such supplies .previously, and that in case we fill
order^we are to bill the same v to you at fifteen (15) per
■ te ooSr a?°Ve nf v°St t0 "S'* and' thai y°u **11 -tte BOOds^o
ip ' be • ^ceP*»d • **<>» this. In the case of lamps,
Tf Sus o? w4^ y°u all profits derived from the sale
01 lamps of all kinds in your territory.
supplies for renewals'. are . to be furnished to you at 10 o/o
agreed that you are to represent us exclusively for tie same
!£pplles' and apparatus as we control; and to case that^'
SI aijft, " rtl1 w>*»*-ro-.ia your
i/voS W?lihat al* EflS0n patented materials required for plants
your twratory are to be ordered from this, company. In case vou
?+0m ** in fiy one year installation sullies either for
SOOO^Zn^Z °J 0Utsid® Gf it> Mth our approval, for more than
list i^ +n hf r^P0^ lamP' eapacity of dy^antos by the present
list, you to be allowed on all purchase^ from us beyond that in said
year, and, required for three months from date 0^X0^ an aJdlSon-
al seven fc one-half per cent beyond the regular discomt! l£is is
In case^Srfor^v1^ aswellas those for original installations,
£ SR s
Sifts
}?L 2J, contra°t . Similarly , you are to ; give us three months* no¬
tice in case you wish to annul this contract at axy time.
[ENCLOSURE]
r, The Edison United Manufacturing’ Company.
e
New York, Eeb . 24 th. ,1888.
Messrs. Leonard & Izard.
185 Dearborn St., Chicago .Ills.
Gentlemen: —
. . ' Uith the. understanding thatyou accept the terms, condi-.
oa1^S foor.°bli^'^i0ns as la^<i doim in our circular letter of Sep.t
Ite except such portions as conflict with
°?®sslons> this , company hereby agrees to appoint you
°*m\Tsir’ l0’a> »«* Sou
Si IS? ’ “°eptl°S t!,at
aoS^’hTliS11 ■oetli to be used in the pav.,
“S t flSS8La“ ^a 0, traT»1U^ a@nts Jour territory! ■
f ir™T' M° us monthly vouchers Covering . such salaries and ex-
■ El °*a report , giving in detail the territory cKvassed!
ZJT* t0 a .check Cinosettleinent of
ize to Tri+hbAT^10 ^ya?le t0 aU0nts themselves. We hereby author-
iettlSd^e*^ h °hCcl fw*“ "O' «s«t iiiyonr employ SStil ho taS
S^r^SrTirS SSS ^ ^ *“*• fU- 5*
or the :»mt due you, ,4 to SS^°IOrtlS”
chaser, whether it is a aa<?h Mr.4i.-i sivlnU the name of the pur-
the contract price an^suelrsalientiioints'Stolatire^te^th84 ♦
as are. necessary for us to receive tn m. iL * ^ ^ c0nteact
1 ‘g®*;*11: ‘“totiono aad8OT
Your are to have the exclusive right to settle all disputed ,
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be^e!n yourselves and ihe purchaser of Edison apparatus, we
nSeJ hf+wSt ^ Wll^in m ™y interfere with such. settlement of dis-
ffeen yourselves and the purchaser, except after thirty days .
notice to you to. that effect.. ■ . y yb
is understood that you will carry a stock of such supplies
4?™ Purposes as will . enable you to meet the demands of euzito-
territory, lamps and armatures to be excluded from such
St ure'o-F e carry,fbr ^ plants in your territory, one
of eac^ ,°£ *he new type of dynamos, required to supply the
wiS/K^^^^i you to keep such armatures in good repair
6Xpense t0us» 11 ^ing understood, however , that you
"r* riist «**■*
?Up?lle! for- renewals are to be finished to you at - ‘
m e?' Sv ® f net C0S't 0f same to you to receive the bene- •
22; reduction in price, to us; such supplies for renewals pur- •
Sttout interest ySL^°n1>r^etiled for montlJLy by nine months notes,
SS2 v * • orders for renewals are forwarded to this
^Compa-ny direct^ by., the . purchaser, we agree to bill the same direct to
v2ce^n0?ost^,C+hdit you wl^h the difference between 15- o/o ad-
ITcovZse St^fo fCeived for the renewals, we agreeing,
you^ SclusSe ^Lhff £ *!r' 3 ln any to interfere with
la^lettS I* S? 1 M the territory allotted you under- our circus
+« ? the above, renewal lamps are excepted, and' if you wish
aL^fof 6 S thB Pr°fits of the- same, we agree tS-d?vide Sth you
! tb® renewal, lamps, providing the expense of carrying
thi^ rL,™?9^ *■ 0Vf business' is borne, equally by. yourselves and
SS 0f pr°“‘ ■*Uo*<1- .Utfr-Oafew teins
£ tMs Company, , In Sf yoVp^cSse gom g’
i “ Tf 1 installation supplies , either for your territo^ or
^ni ?L° p n^^hen SUCh S£ile i£ made by you with our approval for
lSSa^^of J°,bear -even date . witl^ur settlement’ of January 1 st
SSS5E#r.
cular letter of Sept,, 24 th., 1887 and price^tlccS^n^sa^.61"
Truly yours, .
(Siped) The Edison United Manufacturing Co.
by C« E*. Chinnoekj,V\ P*
[ENCLOSURE]
t'L C%*
Chicago, Oct. 16 th.,1888.
/ <QXJi
Mr. C. E, Chinnoek; •
Viee-Prest. Edison United Manufacturing Co.,
65 Fifth .Aire*,: New York City, N.Y. '
Dear Sirs—
way, we shall expect the allowance*1 contraet in any
Wffih ?2ZF&P
r^thSg^s-tS?
at present aid that we 2*SLS?S Y9ry
in fact a amch larger one “ «*P9<=ting the allowance and
hind
urged to. We have five travel! ^ ^ " 5<iison,though frequently
— Paid and receive JSS^S'igt &°k£? Tf^ **»*-
a commission. The salaries alone of +^°<,^10G»a"d: in addiiion receive
ioonth,and the expense average ,$120- per . ■aitttf^SS’Sr-^oJS!- ffit
we ’$666 ° o r a j us tatwic e^as h^l ’ °°0 p<>i aontll*you are Paying $335 and
Our offic^sffiief entSe™ ouSidTof S .? f * *W pef^bnth.
Our., store-room'' salaries' amount ■ to $201 17 t0 $3pG*65
are $100 per month. Our incSentai$e™58* ° Testing-room salaries
averages $98.00 per Mo expense connected with the business
ing for our W^^.aetk
are operating an important aSy $?55 *** “®nth,you
nof $333,, we* "are paying but $1920.00 wheth^^
we have been swi^tte^s^d1?^ ^Sre^ha^^' 3,8 ®Sents»but
nnfair that yon should force ..
[ENCLOSURE]
. C.E.C. -2-
s pend $4,000 per year more, or else sacrifice what we have expended and
let you receive all the benefit of it. But i'f after knowing all tie
facts, you still insist on our taking our choice of these two,wev shall
certainly, take the latter,and charge our loss to misplaced confidence.
We have just closed contract with the Minneapolis Company, by which
we handle all their isolated business for two years, and shall estab¬
lish a fine offiee ini the dumber Exchange, with our Mr. Andrews in
charge of that office, This will.be a decided benefit to your business
in Wisconsin &. Minnesota.
We wish to continue operating exclusively with the. Edison Company,
and we trust that you will not cancel our contract. If you will take
the trouble to come out here, you will return convinced that the al¬
lowance is just, moderate and 'that it has been well used" The trouble
is you are not posted about the situation here, and never will be by
correspondence.
From Oct. 18 th. 1887 to Aug. 18 th.,1888 (10. months) we paid you ‘
$24081. 87, or* a rate of$28,896.00 per year. If you will give us 10 o/o
discount .from present .prices, Excepting renewal lamps, we will accept
this in lieu of the present allowance. In that case, if we did
little or no business we would sustain all the direct loss, and we-
would have to increase our. sales 50 per cent in order to get an
amount equal to present allowance. We have bought more supplies from
you than the Western Edison Company ever bought in same period, omitting
lamps, and yet we have ordered nothing for Chicago proper, which used
to furnish at least half their business* Under this latter propos it
iion you risk absolutely nothing, and we risk everything.
Remember that you have not been bothered by any troubles of any
character with plants in our territory. Youhave billed the goods
to us as though they were coal or iron, and have never had to look
outside ..of x us for any collection. You have made absolutely no bad
debts. You are dealing with practically one conoern,and that a re¬
sponsible one./ We are. the. ones who stand the' disputes , complaints
and financial losses. The plants are constructed as we 11, if not bet¬
ter, than any in the country, and will always be a credit to you, and
the amount of business we do is as much as any one could do, and is
rapidly increasing. Eli these considerations are valuable ones, and we
hope you will weigh them carefully before cancelling our contract.
Yours very truly,
Leonard & Izard* ‘
per H. Ward Leonard.
[ENCLOSURE]
/
Figures from, propositions on incandescent plant, received by City of
Lyons, Iowa.
§ ° 3
8-8 S?
ll
,® 8
3 S
o ta
w §>
II
II
Dynamo capacity 16 c. B.
500
600
500
500
2- 6 s
P500
Conductors *
500
600
500
1000
800
Converters for -■
500
500
500
500
No. of 16 C.P. lamps
500
500
500
500
| 500
No. of sockets •
500
500
500
500
: 500
Guaranteed damp life in hours
800 ;
•600,
600
! 800_^„
! 600 " ...
Price' 16 c. P. lamps for r.enei
TciXs 75i
(. 75js .
,75)*
Less 3 i
| if butts returned,
Loss in efficiency in con¬
sed 5e/
isop
ductors guaranteed not to exc
0 5 0/0
| 5 0/0
3 0/0
1.8 0/0
Guaranteed lamps per H.P. in
engine
10
— —
12 ,
12
. Lampsw wired for inside cleat
work
500
500
. 500
500
500
Contract price ■
$5246.
$5678.
$4950
$6781.
*£ $7358.50
Terms- days after plant star
ts 60
60
60
60
■Y/estinghouse Company agreed to furnish them all the .switches wanted
free of charge.
There were 15,l/4 miles of .wire. in. our system. Poles line furnished by
the' purchaser.
[ENCLOSURE]
f
Extract from letter to Mr. Pierce..
Mr. R. H. Pierce,
Green Bay, Wis.
Dear Sir; —
»I Sboultl be willing, however, to seir at absolute cost if
necessary for the present, in order to try to sake a fair stewing
to? the Edison people. Please bear this in' mind and endeavor in every
^ay possible to secure all the Edison business you can in the Med¬
iate future.”
Yours very truly,
(Signed)
• •• Leonard & Izard,
per H.W.L. M
[ENCLOSURE]
Extract of Mr. Pierce’s letter.
% Dec. 31 st*-, 18)38.
Leonard & Izard.
Gentlemen:—-
B Yours of the. 26 th. at hand. Your remarks con-
earning; the Edison- .business noted. As to the small isolated business,
I have discussed that with you already. Unless I can catch a man
without competition I can get no price in this territory, as other.
Cos. bid below the net cost to us. . The econo*/ of the lamps cuts no
figure except as it affects price, and. the life of lamps is not much
considered, as we guarantee no more than others. I have spent a large
amount of time and money on this work already,- but I do ubt believe
there is much money in selling at cost and spending $10, to $20 a trip
for several trips to. try to sell a plant in- a saw mill. If I am ex¬
treme in -*/- opinion I cannot help it. You. have seen letters stating
that the Edison was preferred and- -would be used at an/ where near the
same price, And after- cutting the profit to less than the expenses, we
have failed to secure the jobs. I am doing all- I can at Kaukauna
and the prospect is fine. Am working on De Pere also. Anti go is also
a matter of the way they will raise the money. I hope to put in some
^S^ S0°n’ if Wttle business is done by us in this coun¬
try, the Edison People ean thank themselves cheerfully, for it.- Let th
try to work! this territory and let us take some other system and the;
■ will find out what is what. I am just as much struck on the Edison
businesses ever', but for saw mills the other people can at least
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knock all the money out of the business."
Yours very truly,
(Signed) R. H. Pierce.
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Extract from Mr. Brown’s letter, Jan. 4 th., *89.
■ The Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works purchased, a Brush Plant. The
Moore Mfg. Fdy. Co. have done same. The Brush Co’s hid for. the plant
was about $600.00; bur bid was $800.00. It would he easier for us to
'make some sales of small' size dynanas,if we could compete with the
Brush Co., and ope or two Others in price.
to .«ho case of toe Mitoaobee Brld6e Co’s plant, w fioures for cost
Wire about $ 740. 00 j. bow thoy oaimot supply it for $000.00 I cannot
see. It was a No. 2 plaint (9o lbs) .»
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq..,
Llewellyn Park,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir.- —
At Mr. . Chinnock's suggestior
a test we have recently made on e
large dry goods store there.
I enclose you herewith
i Edison plant we installed at Buffl
The architect, as well as his 'ifxpert represents- .
tive, when. we started in were both strong United States men; but as a result of
the installation of this plant, and the test thereof, we can confidently say that
they have been converted to the advantages and superiority of. the Edison system.
I think the report .has some data of quite recent date, that will no doubt prove
of interest to. you, particularly in regard to the use of compound dynamos in mul¬
tiple. arc, and also their regulation, and the results of tests in regard, to lamps
fulfilling the guarantee made for them.
If. you have time at any time, and. I am not troubling you too much, I would
be glad to receive an expression of opinion from you in. regard to it.
Yours very . truly.,
Chief Engineer.
rmna*- f. inn 8.
The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
In replying please address .Dictated.
-The Edison United Mra Co» ^ ^ NEW YORK, . iJan.-llStll. :18R9.
Mr. A. 0. Tate,
January 30, 1889.
Mr, Kennell y,~
Is the United Company doing aiything .’’&•'
in regard to Burke's installation?
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The Edison United Manufacturing Co.
65 Fifth Avenue.
New York, Feb. 1, 1889.
W.M. Laffan, Esq.. , Manager,
N.Y. Sun, Park Row, City.
Dear Sir: -
You have now been using the Edison lamps for a period suf¬
ficiently long to enable you to determine whether or no our represen¬
tations, made to you, to induce you to replace the Sawyer -Mann lamp
with ours, were correct.
As you will readily see, having used these lamps from the
time we equipped your entire plant, they have had a life of over one
thousand hours and we understand less than ten per cent of the number
originally installed by us have actually burned out, therefore you
have undoubtedly made an economical change.
Will you kindly advise us if our statements, as above, are
correct, and oblige.
Very truly yours,
The Edison United Mhfg. Co.
New York, Feb. 5th ]
Edison United Mhfg. Co.
New York, N.Y.
Dear Sirs:-
Replying to your inquiry of the 1st concerning the Edison
lamps with which we have recently equipped our building, and which
have now been in use for nearly two months, we would say that so far
they have justified all you claimed for them, and although the first
cost may be a little more than those we formerly used, the longer life
makes them cheaper in the end.
Very truly,
V/.M. Laffan, •
• _ Manager.
The Edison United Manufacturing Company, •
65 Fifth Avenue,
In replying please address Dictated.
"The Edison United Mfg. Co." , NEW YORK, . . 5th, 1889.
' ''ip 9EP/Ht&1ENT.
Mr. A. 0. Tata,
Private Sec.
Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Si««We have’ your letter of JaL 31st regarding the outside wiring at
Mr. Burke's. As this was bought at the time of the Edison Wiring Co. and the
agreement with Mr. Burke was that lead. covered wire was to be used, we have done
tne best we could, and laid It in a trough. . I. think the trouble lies in the
wire itself, and do not think we ought to.be made to bear the entire expense of
laying new cable.
Wnat db you think of the advisability. of asking Mr. Burke to/bear with us
s right? Or could your electricians figure what will be required
tubes to take the place of this underground wiring, and how much it
We did not make ...any money at this part of the. plant, as it was
done for .Mr. Burke at. cost, charging him for material and time put in.
Awaiting your reply., we remain, •
to fix
in Edi
will cost?
■ Yours very truly.,
Wiring Department.
Edison's Laboratory,
Edison United M’fg Co.,
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65 Fifth Avenue,
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
A. 0. Tata Esq.,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir: -
n
Enolosed you will find a letter directed to Mr. Edison, which I have
written at the. suggestion of Mr. Chinnock. Will you kindly present this matter
to Mr. Edison at onca, so that we may loose no time in the matter, it being an
important installation and a large one.
Yours truly,
THE EDISON UNITED MPG. CO.
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The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
New York,_. March 6,_ 1889.
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir: -
We are asked to make
power 20 miles, to -be delivered in the Mines of the Comstock. It is proposed
to furnish a Company with a half of a million dollars capital to put in this
plant.
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estimate on a plant for transmitting 500 horse
We have figured on putting in dynamos of 1250 volts, running two in
series so as to have 2500 volts at. the generating and. We have figured on a loss
of 20? in the line, and a loss in the motors of 20?.. With this arrangement,
there would be required for the line 40 miles of copper rod one inch in diameter
whioh would oost^B176, 000.00 This of course is a largS investment but the whole
plant would certainly come within the proposed oapitaltmv.
As this is a very important plant, and we are going, to- make a special
effort to get it, we write to you to- ask if you think the above, is the best ar-'
rangement in your opinion to carry out this purpose. If it is not; willyou
kindly indicate what would be the best, and w4 think that if you were to- write us
in suqh a war that we oould show the letter out there, and your recommendation
would oarry with it a strong probability of selling the plant.
We regret to trouble you on a matter of this kind, but we think its mag¬
nitude will interest you and fee our excuse for troubling you.
. Yours truly,
THE EDISON UNITED MFB CO.
l'ormsu.
The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
New York, .
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T. A. Edison, Esq., Llewellyn Lark,
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Sir:--
We aj
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uoir t
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nresj ondenco re the
burke ' s liouao.
Underground
rabis Comrany, stating that the trouble
tion and that they f of use to make r.ood the
;ij assuned the liabilities
'i ng Company , as your let . _ _ _
■e common eci to make g> od the underground work, 'and
.your offer on behalf of Mr. Edison
cost not to exceed One Thousand
;he Stand a;
caused by clier
r bau v/orlc.
as well as t!
,orim)-'lias, consequently
X feel tha.t°"
with that end
to substitute -^dison tubes at a cost not
hollars f $1,000. ).
The installation being so near you, and they, of course, will
insist upon calling on you to make any repairs , I believe the -
be .tor way would bo far you to assume all responsibility in connec-
_™ „_j. .. o;< coed the amount named
Trusting you will f
tion with any further in
I remain,
orward me an acceptance of this pioposi-
formation that you c onsidor necessary,
The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
N ew York, Mar..c.h....l.a, i ana _
A. 0, Pate, Ksq. (
Llewellyn Faik, Orange, N.
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Dear Six:: —
Your favor of the 14tli ins t- at hand. In answer
t0 8Mte that 1 re«rat Dundee standing your com muni oat Jon.
Please Lear in mind that we have no one who thorou^ly understands
the undeigiound system and we do so little of it that we have not
u necessary to have a sufficient force to handle the
<ound system eydnron a small scale. .
You are right in' supposing that I realize the necessity of
sa tisfying a customer and, wi th that idea in view, have forwarded
8 Utt!lr'^icatl0» *0 Edison Machine Works, asking thorn to send a
c wipe ten t man to consult with Mr. Kennel ly with a view of handing
US an estimate for tbo underground conductors required to make Mr.
Burke s installation satis factory.
0„ receipt of their bid you can rest assured the matter 'will '
r° 08 1 70 rranr^attontion. Believing this will be satisfactory,
I remain,
Truly yours ,
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0. K, Ohinnook , Nsrj.,
The Edison United M'f'g, Cio.,
New York flity.
Dear Sir:-
I beg to refer to you the enclosed letter which I
have reoeived from Mr. Joseph .Stern, New York Oity, relative to
delay in installing an electric lighting plant din his premises.
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i ondoi him voi .
.Mr. CJi innock , ' .
„ , . *n r<JSara to tho Joseph Stern riant, I would say
• -ms plant is one that was secured by Mr.. Hubbell* after it- had
h'i'jn vi; tual I , nomisod to Mr. Mac Lean . Mr. Stem had in his ros-
sossion at the time an estimate f i om Mr. Mac Loan and in all r,0ba-
b ltty • 11 • I'tibbe 1 1 was aw ire of it and he secured the order by cut-
tLi, . Since .. he. order was secured aim goods:- ordered there ins
been s one influence at wort with Mr. Roclh ana
mocli dissatisfied with the treatment lie had re
Oomrany. While I do not wish to accuse Mr, Publcl! of Wthlngof ■
t. at n a y 'ju o , t.7 ^ <3 inct that Mi*. ^ to i si has audio ssou a lo ttoi x o iij*.
Ldison is to my mind pima facie evidaico that Mi*. Enlbel 1 h-is to
instrumental , to a cei tain extent, in causing tho dissatisfaction"
.* ai t 01 ■ S tern. I would state that Ur. Stern’s cor plain
ls^ontiroly unfounded, inasmuch as tho cruel foi shafting was giv :n
to th.e bdison Machine V/oiks .and - a. delay of tin so weeks was caused ■
.reioby. 'Hie baits were ordered by Ur Klein and. weio not of the
manufacture that conti act called for. Kowovoi , as I now under st mu
it, eveiy thinr. is satisfactory ana plant is now. 1 unn irif;.
April 1, 1SS9, ■ . V/ A Willard,
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Please give me a detailed report,
.fo; delay in the plant sold to Joseph St ern.
the order. that Mr. MaoLoan secured, or worked
yithont, notifying us, closed it by cutting thb
March /ib, HS9,
d: owing the reason
• Py. the way t- is is
up, and Mr, Hubboll,
figures.
C K Rliinnoek.
The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
N EW YORK, . April 11. . 1889,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. , President,
The -^dison United Manufacturing Co. ,
Llewellyn Park, Orange, now
Dear Sir: —
Notwithstanding the fact that you ate exceedingly
busy, I consider the enclosed corresrondence of sufficient import¬
ance to lay before you.
I am compelled to admit that in my opinion Messrs. Leonaid &
Izard have not exaggerated the state of affairs in the West.
I am in possession of proof, about Which 'there can bo no
doubt, showing conclus ively that the V/es tinghouse and Thompson-
Houston Companies receive §9,000. for a 2500 light alternating
dynamo, without lanps, sockets or converters. This is simply
startling.
Prom my observations I feel quite positive that we aie not
receiving one-quarter of the business wo should, although our sales
amount to more than last year.
Truly yours.
£um c,
.. The Edison United Manufacturing Company,
1 . 65 Fifth Avenue,
"Th“ United d\*aht®! ^ NEW YORK, . . April 12th, . 1889. .
Mr; A.O.Tata,
Private ■ Sect., f. A. Edison, Esq.',
Orange., N.J.
Dear. Sirs —
Your .letter regarding the .underground. work, at the 'residence ; of ■ Mr.
John Burke Is received. In. reply :we .beg : to . say that we have notified the Edison
Machine Works to- proceed..with;the. work at ;once.
Trusting this will be satisfactory, . we remain,
Yours very truly,
SOLE ROENCV,
EDISON LIGHT
Ford
M . , 1 haVf supplied two of our dynamos to a Mr. Her, of Omaha,
Nebraska, to be used for the purpose of purifying and ageing liq-
1 0 \Ilur 1S a v/oalthy •'nan. ^ one of the officers of
the Whiskey lrust, and he owns the controlling patent for this pro¬
cess. The process from my personal observation has proven vorv
satisfactory. Mr. Iler is no electrician, and he has no electri¬
cal knowledge at his command. He has laid the matter before — ---
it is, and has now placed the whole matter with myself and Mr
lor perfecting m detail and getting in shape for the market.
he trouble arises through the magnets not being properlv
wound to give the best results from our dynamo, nor are they prop¬
erly built to distribute the magnetism throughout the tank . c onta in-
lng the liquor. No calculations have ever been made to ascertain
the exact relations between the power of the magnet and the amount
oi liquor passing through the tank.
The process consists of an inner magnet wound Bround a shell
core, which sets over a solid core cast on the framo, which covers
the magnets and makes it water-proof, so that the liquid cannot got
to the magnets. On the outside of this inner magnet is another
magnet wound around another casting, oast on the outside of the
inner magnet, the whole of which is encased in an iron cylinder
with water-proof cap, through which the wires are brought to the
surface and attached to the wires loading from the machine. The
1 dn which constitutes the cores of those two magnets are brazed
nto a brass bottom so as to make it water-proof j The only ex¬
posed iron surface of the magnet being the edges of these two cy¬
lindrical cores at the bottom, the smaller of which is about two
inches in diameter and the larger about 4 1/fe inches in diameter,
ihe entire cylinder is about eight inches in height by six inches
in diameter, and the arrangement has heretofore been to place one
or more of these cylinders in a tank, through which the liquor is
1 lowing from bottom to top, the magnetism having the effect of
^is^sfru:rs0oid^.the iiquor’ - —
tJoatin^ the : aH the samples he now has from
ed so that w^ wiir, ”dS °1! liquors> and ala0 samples to be treat¬
ed, that we will have a good starting point at which to begin.
Mr. Her has a 3on whom he has thus far trusted with the hand¬
ling of this matter, and whom he wishes to have go on to your labor¬
atory and remain during the time that the experiments, etc., are
being conducted, so that he will be well fitted for visiting the
different distilleries and introducing this method when we shall
have the apparatus perfected for them.
Mr. Iler stands ready to pay for the experiments of any one
that you will put at that work; ho al3o agrees to purchase all of
the apparatus, including dynamos and magnets, from the Edison Com¬
pany, and if you will perfect it for him he will give you any fair
interest in the business which you would ask.
I do hope you can do something to help us out in this matter,
as if you had seen this process like myself, you could not help but
believe in it, and if we once perfect it, the amount of money which
it would bring in would be enormous. To show how large a revenue
this would produce, Mr. Iler could easily get one cent a bushel for
each bushel of grain used in the distillery. An average distillery
uses 1000 bushels a day; this would bo a revenue of $10 a day from
each distillery, and as the apparatus would cost about $300, you
can see what an immense revenue there would be from a small outlay.
I can also assure you that this is not the only use to which
these magnets can be put, as we know an engineer who has been treat¬
ing the water which he uses in his boiler with this process. Before
using the process the boilers always had a heavy incrustation of
hard scale, and since the process has boon used no scale at all
forms .
Will you please adviso mo what you will do in this matter- I
hope very much that you will take hold of it, as I know it will re¬
quire very little of your valuable time to have it perfected, and I
believe that there is loads of money in it for UQ all, and no elec¬
tric sugar case either.
Very respectfully,
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PLANTS SOLS DDRIKG HUS, 138S.
Roanoke Elect. Lt. Co. Roanoke, Va.
American Glucose Co. Buffalo, N.Y.
Hackensack El.Lt.A P.Co. Hackensack,!'!. J.
San Francisco, Cal.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Brattlehoro,Vt.
Lake Placid, N.Y.
Blufft6n,Ala.
West Ppint,N.Y.
Baton Rouge, La.
Union Iron Works
Gloucester Perry Co.
Estey Organ Co.
J. A. &. G. A. Stevens
Bluffton Land, ■. Ore
& Furnace Co.
U.S. Government
Capital City Oil Mill
Silver Plate Cutlery Co. Birmin^/lam, Conn.
Portland Hotel Co. Portland, Ore.
ICrehl, Hauser & Co. Girard, Ohio.
Jos. (Turner A Sons Mfg. Co. Cleveland, Ohio
Augusta, Ga.
McCook, Neb.
Stafford, Conn.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Jersey' City,N. J.
Sand Hill Hotel Co.
R.R. Woods
Phoenix Woolen Mill
E.G. Aches on
Central R.R.N.J.
N.Y. C. & II. R. R.R.
Brooklyn Annex Co.
John Schuette
Menominee El.Li.Co.
Gloucester Ferry Co.
Woburn El.Lt.Co.
Union Depot
Elgin Watch Co,
Penn. R.R. Co.
Tfin. Rockefeller
Clifton Mfg. Co.
Morgan Iron Works
Morgan Iron Works
New York, N.Y.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Manitowac,Wis.
Menominee, Mich.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Woburn, Mass.
Ogden, Utah
Elgin, Ill.
Altoona, Penn.
>Tarry town, N.Y.
Clifton, S.C.
New York City
New York City
Business Lamp Capacity.
Central Station 1000
Glucose Wks. 1000
Central Station 650
Sir. SanFraneisco 1200
“ Sylvan Glen 75
Organs 20
Hotel 225
Foundry 115
Military Academy 75
Oil Mill 115
Silver Plate Ware 40
Hotel 1250
(Tannery 40
Woolen • Mill 400
Hotel 200 Inc
Central Station 450
Woolen Mill 75
Laboratory 10
Str. “Sandy Hook“
Railroad Depot
Str. “Butterfield" 75
Central Station 1800
u " 75
Str. "Sylvan Dell" 75
Central Station 300 Inc
R.R. Depot 150 Inc
Watch Factory 5000
Shops 225
Residence 750
Mill 750
0. S. S. " Concord" 240 YkPM
U.S.S. “Bennington" 240 Aw?
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N ew York, . J.mo 3.., iaaa,
Somebody ought to drop a no te to Mr. Baker of
Boston and inform him that the scroll work is simply carbon fila¬
ment, excepting where the lamps are connected and tint these fila¬
ments are supposed to be up to a reasonable amount of incandesconc
so as to allow the artistic wo.rk of the designer.
V/e are exceedinly obliged to you and also to Mr. Baker, and
vra feel quite positive that the armature will not be short-circuit
ed as long as the filaments are of high resistance.
Truly jours,
r
A. 0. Tate, Esq.,
Llewellyn Park,
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New York, December 5th, 18S9
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Dear Sir;-
X inclose you copy of letter addressed to me by
Mr. A. Reasoner, Superintendent of the D. L. & w. R. R. Co. which
proves most conclusively that I virtually secured the contract
for the Edison Electric Light plant in their new depot and sheds
at Hoboken, N. J., and yet Prank Chinnock ignoring his pledged
word to me "that he would divide his commission with me if the
contract was secured", not only absolutely ignores my claim, but
refused my request of the small stun of $50., although my canmission
would foot up over $250., exclusive of engines and wiring, and
calls me a blackmailer in addition. This plant consists of two
45o light machines, one eighty horse power N, Y. Safety Engine
with wiring, fixtures etc.
During the period of eight months that I was connect
ed with the Edison Co, I secured about eight contracts, none less
than $2000 and at regular list prices, and I think I fairly earned
my $150 a month and an average of not to exceed fPiveiDollars
a week for expenses, or a grand total of about $1375. paid me in¬
clusive of necessary expenses for the sale of the above, yet I was
engaged upon a guaranteed salary of $1800 a- year and 15# commis¬
sions, and when .1 refused to resign untih.my year was up, and by
the advice of Mr. Batchelor sued the company, three of the offic¬
ials swore I was engaged by the month, and I lost the case. I
have made several demands for a statement of my account but could
get no satisfaction. I expected that I -would have had your sup¬
port so long as I did my duty, and was successful, but I was
cruelly disappointed. Mr. Tait said to me the other night that
had you not, as it. were, forced me upon Ch'innock he would have
treated mo differently, he simply resented yo^r interference with
his perogative, and I suffered accordingly. I have paid over
$200 for furniture, supposing I was permanentlyengaged, and as it
was purchased on the instalment plan, I was forced to give it up,
and lose what I had paid as well as my home.
You are an old telegrapher, so am I. You- were
once poor, and I am now, and I only ask justice of you, will you
give it to me? I shall trouble you no more, however, in this way.
[ENCLOSURE]
Hoboken Station, Nov, 29, 1889,
Mr. C. J. Hubbell,
Dear Sir:-
At your request , T am perfectly will¬
ing *h in order to corroborate your statement made you
say to the Edison United Mfg. Co. and their agent for this
State, Mr. Prank Chinnock, whom you first introduced to me
to say that I endorse your claim that you wirtually se¬
cured the contract for the Electric Light plant at this
Station, that it was primarily upon your representations,
and personal efforts and recommendatipns that ths matter
was considered and entertained by me,- You spent consid¬
erable time and had several interviews upon tlB subject aiH
submitted a proposal before introducing Mr. Chinnock.
Yours truly, ,
1 ‘A, Reasoner,
Supt. .
1889. Electric Light - Foreign - General (D-89-41)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
electric light business in various foreign countries. Some of the correspondence
concerns competition in Japan between the Allgemeine Electricitats
Gesellschaft and Frazar & Co. Other letters pertain to Edison’s stock
transactions with the Edison Spanish Colonial Light Co., the quality of
Siemens cables in Europe, and a royalty dispute between the Canadian Edison
Manufacturing Co. and the Edison Electric Light Co.
Approximately 70 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: letters of transmittal
and acknowledgement; meeting announcements; other routine business
correspondence.
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Dear Sir:-
On considefat ion 1 think that the interests of Ur, Mi son
and the other Stockholders of the Bdison Spanish Colonial Co* liar.
in favor of paying Mr, Navarro for his advanoes of* aay( #40,000*
by an iasae of that amonnt of increased Coital Stock, rather than
by giving him a portion of the Stoek of the Havana Co.
As I understand it, there is a chance of the Havana Co, pro¬
ceeding to obtain concessions outside of Havana, in which case
that company gives us a corresponding compensation to tint now
promised when the Havana grant is signed, the- value of ttese ex¬
pectations it is difficult or impossible now to estimate. But
tttleea that value is at least V* of th0 present Oath value of our
Capital, we shall lose by not increasing our Stoek, 1 get at this
ream in this way: We are entitled to about l/s of the Havana
ce»s. Sto* Of #1,500,000, The Oaa 0o„ I am to34. has offered
to consolidate interests and to issue to the Havana Co. a million
of Css Stock jaw said to be worth 40 to COIN cash. Our interest
therein l/b ^800,000 Stock worth, say 0QN = #100,000, or par of
our present Capital of #100,000. If this is correct it will ftl-
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1* If we add $40,000 to our present capital each share of
the new Sto<* win be worth $70., plus lSoo of the chances under
future contracts,
2, If we pay our indebtedness of $40,000 fcy transferring an
equivalent in Havana Stock, we reduce our holding of thA from an
assumed present cash value of $100;006 to $00,000, Then each shar
of our St ode is worth. $00, pldi . irfoo of the value of the ohanoes
of an interest in future contracts.
If we take the latter course we give up now l/7 of the as¬
sumed present eaeh value of each of our Colonial shares and get
in return what? Nothing but the difference between l56o and ltocT
of the value of those Ohanoes,
Suppose the value of the concessions, iby the balance of the
territory outside of Havana is 1/4 of the value of the Hayana con¬
cession, In that case, on the above basis the outside conoes-
sion. are worth $186,000 and the interest therein of the Colonial
Co, (J/fc) a- $gfli000r If we increase our Capital Stock each share
will then get twiT of 1u>0,000 - $70
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T* A# Edison, Esq.,
Oran get, N. J,
Osar Sir:-
1 enoloae certificates for 250 Shares of Edison Spanish
Colonial light Company Stock transferred to yon this day by 0* P.
Iowray, Trustee, - one for 167 aid the other for 83 shares. Please
si*i the ‘transfer on the bask of the eertifioate for 83 shares
made to Porter, lovrey, Soroi A Stone and return it to me, and I
will amid you that film's receipt for the same.
Please also sign and return to me receipt for the two cer¬
tificates, as under, and oblige
Yours <fco##
[ENCLOSURE]
Received, New York, January 25th, 1889, of G. P. lowrey.
Trustee, under agreement made between myself and otharB and the
above named G. P. Lowrey, Trustee, dated May 3d, 1882 relating to
the' issue and distribution of S00 shares of the Capital Stock of
the Edison Spani di Colonial Light Company, certifiaate No. 1 for
187 shares and certificate No. 2 for 83 shares, -being together the
250 shares of stock required by said agreement to be transferred to
me by said Trustee.
(Signed) Thomas A, Edison.
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KEeb. 19th, 1889.
A. 0. Tate Esq.,
Orange,
Dear Sir:
Mr. Erazar being extremely busy today with an inward China and
Japan mail, desires me to own receipt of your favor of the 16th
inst. and to mention that he regrets not having seen you here to¬
day, as stated in same,' He would like no meet you at this office
sometime Wednesday forenoon, and.will be pleased to have you tele¬
phone, stating when you will reach here.
Yours very truly,
[TRANSLATION FOLLOWS]
A LLG EM El N E ELEKTRICITATS-G ESELLSCH AFT.
Eingozahltos Capital: 12 Mlllionen Mark.
So^^slai, 19*Fe^r 188*
Herrn Th . A . Edison,
Orange N. J.
Jhr geehrtes Sohre iben vom, 31. p. ist zur Hand und wir ha-
ben auch Jhren Brief vom Vi'November riohtig erhalten. Wir bit¬
ten sehr am Entschuldigung?dass wir die Beantwortung des letz-
teren bisher unteriassen tiatten, dooh wollten wir fiber den Jn-
halt zunachst einige Erkundigungen einziehen, die bei der Ent-
fernung der in Frage konineriden Lander von dem unsrdgen lange
Zeit in Anspruch nehnen.
Wir konnen Jhnen naoh Durehsioht unserer Bucher und Cor-
respondenzen mittheilen, dass directe Lieferungen vcn Glfihlam-
pen nach Japan und China von uns .nioht bewerk steUigt worden
sind und bleiben zunachst zweifelhaft, ob es si oh bei den He-
olanationen Jhrer Agenten auch thatsaehlioh um unser Fabrikat
handelt, welches, wie wir leider wissen, vielfach imitirt wird.-
Dies
[TRANSLATION FOLLOWS]
A. E. 0.
Dies erledigt jedoch nicht die principielle Seit.e Jhrer Jnter-
peilation. Dieselbe lasst die -That saohe ausser Aoht,dass wir
ira vorigen Jalire alle Verpflichtunge n gegen Jhre Reehtsnaoh-
folger in Europa, die Compagnie Continentale Edison in Paris
mit enorraen Opfern abgelost haben und s either nioht mehr in '
dem von. Jhnen .bezeiehneten Verbal tniss einer auf ein bestimm-
tes Gebiet bes <fcrankten Ed is on- Company stehen. Wir arbeiten
. auch durchaus nicht nur anter den mit der hiesigen Fima Sie¬
mens & Halske geme ins chaft lich erworbenen Edis cn-Patenten, son-,
dern besitzen vieLe andere, speciell aueh solohe,die-bei--unse-
rer Fabrikation von Gliihlampen Anwmdung fiinden. Der Markt fur
unsere Pabrikate ist der Wei taarkt, und wir kdnnen der Verwen-
dung derselben ebenso wenig Schrariken ziehe n.wie dies z.B.die
Herren Siemens & Halwke Oder andere Pabrikanten von Gluhlampen
thun.mit denen wir uns. durchaus in gleicher Situation befinden-
Niohtsdestowebiger bedauern wir lebhaft.dass Sie sich
durch uns in Jhren Unternehmungen ges ohadigt geglaubt haben
und warden uns sehr freuen.wenn diese Aufschlusse zur Kla)
stellung der SachXage beitragen, denn wir wiinsohen nichts
sehr,
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T.A.E. 0.
sehr, als freundliche und 'angenehne Beziehungen z.u dem Manne,.
dem wir unsere hochste Wer ths chatzung entgegeribr ingen.
, Hochachtungsvoll
ALLGE8JEINE ELEKTHiCITAT^ESELLSCHAFT
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[TRANSLATION]
Translation.
Berlin, 19th February, 18'S9.
Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. .T .
Dear S i r
Your letter of January 31st is at hand', and we
also received yours of 7th of November. We ask your par dan that
we omitted to answer the latter before this. We intended to get
some information bearing on the c'ontents o f the sane, wh- «h took
us a long time, as the distance of the countries in tjuestion fttom
our oiountry is very great. We now can, after having examined
our books and correspondence, notify you that the direct shipments
of incandescent lamps to China and Japan have not been done by us,
and we remain at present in doubt if the complaints of your agents
really refer to our product, which, aB we know to our regret, is
frequently imitated.
All of the above does by no means satisfy the question of
principle referred to in your letter. You have not taken into
consideration the fact that we have during' the last year entirely
discharged all the duties towards your rightful successors in
[TRANSLATION]
Euatvpe, -viz. , the Compagnie Continentals Edison, Paris, Eraioe,
at an enormous expenditure, and sine® we have/ accomplished this
we do not stand any longer in the position, as you describe it,
of one of the Edison Companies, confined to a certain territo;iy.
We also do not work exclusively under the Edison patents,
acquired in common wiitti the firm of Sianens & Halsk®, but we own
many more, especially such ones which find use in our mwmfacture
of incandescent lanp®. The market for our product is the entire
world, and we cannot restrict ourselves in the sale of the same;
any more than do Siemens and Halske and the other manufacturers of
incandescent lacps, with all of whom we are in the same position.
Nevertheless, we regret that you believe yourself to be injured by
us in our enterprises, and we would be vffl-y glad if the above
conclusions will help to clear up the situation, as we desire
nothing as nueft as to have a friendly and agreeable intercourse
with a man for whom we feel the highest respect.
{ Signed )
AIiLGEMEINE ELEKTRI 0 1 TAT S- GESELL SOHAET,
Montreal , Feb . 19th . 1889 .
A. 0. Tate Esq.
C/o T. A. Edison Esq. I
Llewellyn Park
Orange, N.J.
Dear sir:
Possibly you remember still that about a month age I was
in New York and Orange .not of course simultaneously.
At that time I was informed that all details of the new
arrangement of the Edison Electric Light business would be arranged
within a month, and I have been daily expecting to hear something
definite from Mr.Insull about the Canadian business, but so far in
vain.
Can you inform me what is being done, so that I may know
what arrangements to make for myself, as I am not over anxious at
any time to remain idly awaiting results Micawber fashion, however
idleness may be remunerated, but prefer to be doing useful work.
Kindly let me hear from you and oblige.
Sovty Q+r£*,^._
EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. ■» » nnuAn stjcbbt,
New ForAy..Mar.ck.iflsfe*--.188!9., _
I enclose herewith a declaration which it is
necessary for Mr. Edison to make before a Notary Public in view of
the fact that the patents taken out in the Argentine Republic ap¬
pear in Mr. Edison's name and the local Company just formed in
Buenos Ayres requires some legal evidence of Mr. Edison's Assign¬
ment, to us. May I trouble you to have this executed by Mr. Edison
in the presence of a Notary and return to me not later than tomor¬
row nighty
Yours very truly,
To A. 0, Tate, Esq. Private Seer
Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. J>
Secty & Treas.
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gam to the invasion of China and .Tapan by the Berlin Edia>n Co.
This matter has been put aside for the last few months, awaiting
until affairs had developed to such tin extent that you could ap¬
proach Mr. Villard and obtain his assistance. V/hat Prazar ob¬
jects to is, the use of Mr. Edison's name in China and Japan by
the Berlin Company. He says he is not afraid of their competition
if they compete under their own name, but he does object to their
Samuel In3ttll, Esq,,
19 hey St . , Now York .
[ENCLOSURE]
EVERETT FRAZAR,
124 WATER ST.,
New York. May 9th, 1889,
Thomas A,-. Edison Esq,,
The laboratory, Orange,-
Dear Sir:
I have just received from Yokohama another special letter on
the .subject of the Berlin- Edison Company ''s supplying Edison, dyna¬
mos and lamps for Japanese direct from Berlin.' One Japanese naned
Niwa who called upon you some time ago la'tely told our Edison elec¬
trician Mr.- Brenner, in Tokio, that they had given, their' order some
time ago for an Edison plant of 1,000 lights as a commsnceraent to
the German Edison Co.; in Berlin and that the dynamoB and lanps
would be received from there.; My partner adds that it is only
through the experience that the Niwas have got through the intro¬
duction and use of the valuable Bergmann goods in Tokio that they
expect to have same duplicated in that oity^and that by going
about and copying from central stations now running there these
Japanese are enabled to assemble a plant modelled after the Edison
system.' These latter infringement s^in the absence of copyright
and patent protection in Japan^you cannot, of course, help; but
the more serious one of the direct competition now being put for¬
ward by the Berlin Company is one to which I must again call your
serious attention.' Purther than this, iny Shanghae partner writes
me by last mail that he had good hopes of installing an Edison
plant in the new cotton cloth ccmp any in Shanghae, but the manager
ctt Lf- <
Representing:
“ FRAZAR & 00., SHANGHAE,
FRAZAR i’00., YOKOHAMA,
OANADIAN PAOLFIO RAILWAY
AND STEAMSHIP LINES.
[ENCLOSURE]
who- 19 a personal friend of Mr. We.traore’s candidly told him that he
■had serious doubts whether he (Mr, W.) would receive the order , as
some Germans had just been offering all sorts of inducements to
the directors who are chiefly Chinese to buy their incandescent
plant from them; and so you see that both in Japan and China the
Gentians feel themselves free to introduce your own special inven-
tions*
Will you do me and my partners the personal favor to confer
with Messrs. Insull and Villard and see if sane immediate steps
can be taken to have this matter arranged as suggested by you to me
when I was in the laboratory on Feb* 22 last? As stated to you on
my last call, my firm is offering very fair teams to Japanese in
contracts for Edison plants; but if we are to come into active com¬
petition with the Germans in this same class of goods, we well know
what this means, Viz*: that there will be no bottom or basis of
prices whereby the Japanese will be willing to go on and increase
the use of electric lighting.' It is a matter demanding our most
serious consideration, and I shall be pleased to hear from you
shortly after receipt of 'this.'
Mr.. Churchill has now arrived in Japan and we are at once tak¬
ing steps for the introduction of the Phonograph.' I hope to get fav^
orable reports very shortly;?
[ENCLOSURE]
(COPY. )
Berlin, V/., 28th April, 1Q39.
Dear Mr. Dyer: -
I was glad to see from your letter that you are
alive and kicking'. So am I and getting on famously.
In the matter of Siemens Cables I wish to tell you what I
have heard. At the bottom of the whole matter is that bl-ck -- g-d
Rat - an, of Schlegel Strasse, who took occasion to tell Professor
Forbes of London that Siemens' cables went to the deuce after three
years1 use. Mr. Forbes read a paper on Continental Elec. Stations in
the Institution of Electrical Engineers, London, and mentioned what
R. had told him, (he greatly appreciated however’ all the arrangements,
shunts, switchboards, etc. constructed by 1/Ir.F‘ritsche, whose name
however was never mentioned of course.) Afterwards Mr. Siemens read
a paper in the Electrotechnische Verein of Berlin, the gist of which
you find in the Electrical Review of April the 18th lSOi. , v. 445.
He was down upon Rathernan of course, and for the future will be his
sworn enemy even more than he has been hitherto. Perhaps the dispute
will bo superfluous when the new "Fritscho" cable becomes known.
We are going ahead with our dynamo works. A 250 H. P. engine
for testing is being put up, One of the largest Electrical Companies
in England have secured the English and American patents after having
been over here. We are further building a lamp factory for 1,000
lamps a day, which we hope to start in October next.
Yours faithfully.
Signed,
Hugo Pischon.
[ENCLOSURE]
(EXTRACTS. )
Director F.Uppencorn, one of the best electr. experts in
Germany says; -about as follows :-
cat>les are laid so that they are
Si 1 ^°„;ns°han^al ^erects or chemical action, they Joeep indeed
v.ry ull. A iortmght ago I examined 8 Siemens cables lying in
Munich, each about 200 meters long. The isolation of each cable
amounted to 50 megohms per 1,000 meters. There occurred certainly
nSirlT* itS in Beriin’but a11 of th^‘ be considered as caused
r da?fBSf--iln con!32quence of this experience the Allgemeine
Elektric. Geselischajt m future intend to use bare conductors and
°^s;?n P°rcl- insulators. There has much been talked
m the Berlin Elektrotechnische Verein" about the lead cables"
Ifr. Taussig, Mgr. of the Allgemeine Elektr. Gesellschaft,
branch office Munich, says:-
, concerning Siemens cables, their use for
street conductors is not practical, as they are easily aff*ected by
acids and ammonia water. Especially in cities like Berlin, where
k! a?ff , a"d. °nly a few centimeters in the ground, they are liable
to be attacked by everything that causes chemical action, etc."
[ENCLOSURE]
(Copy. ) 'Milano, May 20th, 13:39.
Dear Friend Dyer:-
Your favors of April 50th and May 11th ca:rie duly
to hand. In regard to the infor. nation you ask about the Siemens Ca¬
bles, I would say that y/s are doing finely in Milan, and I have un lim¬
it ad confidence in them for high or low tension currents. Direct or
alternate according to which they were constructed for. I consider
that Prof. Forbes was misled by information he received from soma par-
ties interested in depreciating the Siemens cables. There are proba¬
bly more of thorn in use in Italy than elsewhere and under more trying
conditions (2,000 volt alternate current) and tr.ey give perfect satis¬
faction everywhere. I consider' the Siemens cables the best made and
most reliable in the market and we continue to use t.uem on a large
scale for our underground work, especially high tension circuits.
Yours tic.
Signed 'J.W.Lieb.
REPRESENTING:
FRAZAR & CO., SHANGHAE,
FRAZAR Sc 00., 'YOKOHAMA,
OANADIAN PAOIFIO RAILWAY
AND STEAMSHIP LINES.
EVERETT FRAZAR,
June 7th, 1889.
My dear Mr«' Tate:
Enclosed I hand you copy of letter received from- Shanghae#
Will you kindly read and pla ce sane before Mr# Edison? This is
the moBt’dkagg^oaBe of interference on the part of Germans, who
are offeringAelectrio lightsmade in Germany, of anything we have
yet encountered.?
We have secured an order for 450 lights for the Shanghae Cot¬
ton Mill of which Mr.' Danforth, whan Mr.: Edison has met, is the
chief engineer.? Being a friend of our Mr. Wet morels he has succeed
ed in securing the order, but upon a basis whioh will not, as I
make it, leave us 5 % commission, out of whioh we have sundry
cable and other expenses.? It is very necessary, however, if we are
to keep the business or hare any hopes of doing anything in it,
for the future, tha£ we should not let slip an opportunity to put
in an American Edison plant in order td secure further business
with the Chinese.? We have ordered the dynamo and other fixtures
and expect to ship the plant within 10 days#
In case Mr# Edison should be going to Europe during the pres¬
ent summer I shall be glad if he will make a special exertion to
see the Berlin people and do his best to stop their interference
with our Japan and agencies. We have taken a great deal of
time and trouble andraS? under a heavy expense in the introduction
of the Edison light Into these countries, but it looks today as if
we were going to meet with competition in the very sane class of
goods with the very worst competitors in the world.- the Germans,
who are content to work for nothing if they can simply keep otherB
from getting contracts Which they may seek.: I have lived in China
and Japan for many years and know of what I speak.? My letter files
are filled with instances of this competition, As we todc this bus
iness and worked hard and honestly in Ur# Edison*8 interests, as
well as our own, I know that he will fully appreciate our position
and will do everything in his power to aid us.- Within the past
six months we have paid the Edison Maohine Works $6,500 for dynamo
apparatus alone, besides orders for many thousand of lights from
the Edison Eamp Co.? and sundry fixtures from Bergmann A Co#
Asking you to plaoe the above information fully before Mr,.
Edison, believe me.
Yours very truly,
[ENCLOSURE]
Copy of Letter Received New York May 27th, 1889.
Shanghae, April 26th, 1889.
Everett Frazer Esq.,
New York,
Dear Sir!
With reference to the order for aleotrio plant sent you by last
mail: Mr, A. W. Danforth, through whom the order was obtained, wish
es us to ask you to remind Mr. Edison that he is the same person
who called on him two or three years ago about a plant.
Mr. Danforth telld us that the Germans who competed with us
offered to supply a plant from the Edison light Agency in Germany
at a prioe which would not have covered cost to us. Whether they
could do this at a profit to themselves or whether they were will¬
ing to submit to a loss in this case in order to secure larger
game to themselves, the fact still remains that their ability to
procure Edison light from any source interferes materially with us
and perhaps may render the agency valueless to us, after all the
time, labor and expense incurred by us in trying to get the light
introduced in this country.
We remain,
Yours very truly,
(Signed) Frazer & Co.
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Z/VJtf/', Zrc'Mtr,t6r/. June 17th 1889
_..Sam.'l Insull EsqPresldent
19 Dey Street .New York
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt of a letter from Mr McClement, Comptroller
of the Edison Electric Light Co requesting that I send him with
■cheque, a statement of royalty due to his Company on sockets, regu¬
lators .ammeters and sales of dynamos, since April 15th. '
In a conversation with you I understood you to say that
you would take up this matter of rdyalty and see the Edison Eleotrfc
—Light Co in person, in connection therewith.
Since the 15th April last the manufacture of sockets,
regulators and anmeters has been literally nothing, at the factory
and of dynamos, but one has been completed Since the advent of our
Company^ v5c*: quul. •**.***■ (njuu.^ —
When I closed up Mr McClement* s matters as Agent for
the creditors I gave to tte Edison Electric Light Co a statement,
as will be shown by reference to the last statements furnished to
...Mr MpOlement.the royalty due on the articles above enumerated that
were mahufftotured pt date and taken up as finished manufacture!
articles and which form part of th6 assets turned over by hhs J.H.
McClemenb, Agent to the Canadian Edison Manufacturing Co.
The demand for the above articles has been very limited
in the past month owing to the fact of few sales having been made
by the Edison Company's Agents hero, of plants. What regulators and
ammeterrthey requited were taken from our stock of finished manu¬
factured articles and credited to that account in my ledger, and
until we manufacture sockets, regulators &c there of course could
be no royalty due to the home Company.
Will you kindly see Mr McCieraent in person in this con¬
nection and should any further explanation be necessary kindly ad¬
vise me and I will give it prompt . attont ion. In the meantime I
have simply acknowledged Mr McCl ement's letter and stated the fact
of ny having written you fully .requesting you to call and make a
personal explanation*
Youtb truly
Treasurer
[ENCLOSURE]
\
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Shop price /•! -26
For proportion of profit on sundry sales as represented by
credit balance of thin account, v its bv821 .07
Edison Electric Light Company , one half Sbei'tS-i
Representing: ’
FRA2AR 4 00., SHANQHAE,
PRAZAR & 00., YOKOHAMA,
CANADIAN PAOIFIO RAILWAY
r AND STEAMSHIP LINES.
EVERETT FRAZAR,
\ 124 WATER S
New YoRK,June 26th, 1889.'
My dear Mr.- Tate: - «vV
I am nuoh pleased to learn from your special letter of the
21st Inst..' that you are intending to take a trip to Europe, leav¬
ing July 2nd, and that you will be glad to take up personally with
the Berlin Co., the matter of my firms' agencies for Me.. Edison's
incandescent lighting.- What we desire and felt confident all al¬
ong would result, is that we shall maintain the agency of the Edi¬
son light in Japan, China and Korea, without interference from the
Berlin Co. If, however, you find that it is impossible by legal or
other means to stop them from making Edison dynamos, armatures and
lamps and sending them to these countries, selling in direct compe¬
tition Yfith us, some arrangement should be made whereby my firms
can have exclusive control of the nerne Edison , when attached to .
electric material for Edison incandescent lighting*' I ought to com
muni cate with my partners in Japi n and China upon this subject be¬
fore outlining any special arrangement, but of course there is no
time to do this previous to your leaving on July 2nd. Can you not
favor mo with a call within the next few days, letting me know by
note or telephone at about what time I may expect you and I will
arrange accordingly.. Perhaps a mutual personal conference may su(
gest to us some mode of- proeoodure satisfactory to all concerned
under the circumstances.; Please- lot me know at convenience*;
G-, A. ..y Yours very truly,
- /nz&v Jl. -X SfsX* ■
THE: ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY- LIMIT
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A. 0. Tate, Esq,,
Private Secretary,
Dear Sir:
In compliance with your request, received through Mr. Simpso*,
I spn4 you enclosed a copy of letter, addressed to Mr. Edison by
the Cpjppagiiie Continent ale Edison re Spanish patent, for your files.
Very truly yours,
[ENCLOSURE]
Th. A. J
(Copy)
Cie Continentale Edison,
Paris, 28 October 1889.
Esq. ,
mge near New York. U.S.
Dear Sir: -
Re Spanish Patent Set 9. Y/e bee to hand you enclosed copy
we received from Messrs Eaton & Lewis, 120 Broadway, M.Y. Goneral
Counsel of the Edison E.L.Coy.
In reply to this letter we beg to say that the Spanish
patent Set 9 in question was dropped by this Company by decision
of the Board of Directors, which decision was brought to your notiCf,
through our registered letter dated 30 September, 1884. On the
same date, copy of that lot+er was forwarded under registered cover
to the Edison Electric Light Company of Europe, Limited, to enable
our friends to uphold on their account the patent in question
should they have co sidered it advisable.
Will you please eventually communicate with Messrs Eaton
W- Lewis, bringing these facts to their notice.
Yours very truly
Compagnie Continentale Edison
L1 Administrateur Delegue
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Dear Sir:-
By Major Eaton's direction, I beg leave to
acknowledge receipt of your of the 3rd. inst . ,enc lo sing a
letter from the Compagnie Continental Edison, addressed to Mr..
Edison, stating that the Italian Edison Company does not desire
to continue the Edison patents,, Set.-lO (meters) and Set^llf dynamos ).
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Re Electric Light Patents for Johannesburg and
the South African Republic.' Replying to Mr. Tate's letter of
the 20th,' inst,, asking whether the above territory belongs to the
Australasian Company, wo beg to say:
(1) We cannot ascertain for a certainty whether any
patents whatever are granted in the South African Republic.-
Neither Carpmael nor Abbott, in their works, makes mention of this
country,- The presumption is that there are noJ patents granted
in th&t country.
(2) In case there are no patents, does the agreement of
March 1*1883, between Mr. Edison, the Marquis of Twooddalo and
others, cover good-will? The language of the contract is •"priv¬
ileges, fights and interests." It is difficult to say just what
is covered by these words, but probably they would be held to cover
good-will,
(3) Is the South African Republic covered by the said
agreement of March 1,1883? That is to say, does it belong to the
Australasian Company? There aro two sides to this question.-
It may bo that the said agreement was meant to cover only the
English colonies, but this is not clearly expressed. The recitals
in the agreement specifically mention the English colonios, but
V the agreement itself speaks of South Africa without any restrict¬
ion, Probably all of South Africa, including what is now known
as the South African Republic (no matter what it was known as in
1883 )is covered by the agreement, and belongs to the Australasian
Company.-
(4) Assuming that there is no1 law for patents in the
South African Republic, and remembering that the question is in
doubt whettier,as stated above, the said agreement covers the
South African Republio.and remembering also that good-will is poss¬
ibly also not covered by the said agreement, can you safely sell
a plant for Johannesburg? The best answer to be givon to tins
question,, with the limited: information now before us, is that
you must do so at your peril. it is impossible to give a yes or
no answer to this question, by means of the papers now be-ftore us.
If it should turn out that you had no right to make the sale, you
would probably have to turn over your profits and nothing more.
Whether you care to take that chance, is a practical business
1889. Electric Light - Foreign - United Kingdom (D-89-42)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining to
the organization and management of Edison’s British electric lighting
companies. Included are letters relating to the Edison & Swan United Electric
Light Co., Ltd.; Edison’s Indian & Colonial Electric Co.; the Australasian
Electric Light, Power & Storage Co.; and the Metropolitan Electric Supply Co.,
Ltd. Also included is a newspaper clipping regarding Edison’s opinion of the
electric lighting business in Great Britain. Among the correspondents are
Waterhouse, Winterbotham & Harrison, Edison’s British patent attorneys;
Samuel Flood Page, secretary of the Edison & Swan company; and John B.
Verity, a director of the Metropolitan company.
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: letters of
acknowledgement; meeting notices; other routine business correspondence;
duplicate copies of selected documents; documents that duplicate information
in selected material.
(■CONFIDENTIAL )
January 3rd. 1889.
T.A.EDisor, Esq.
Dear Mr. Edison, /
I am only 8 days away/from you as far as trav¬
elling is concerned, but still it is a l^rig way and facts and things
get somewhat distorted wherf they hav/travelled all the distance from
London to you. j /
T have been knovjj as an Edisonirfan up to now, and therefore, you and
others may think it strangest hat a Company, The Metropolitan Electric
Supply, of which I am a Director should give a contract to The Westing-
house Company; therefore I want to take up your valuable time to put
myself right with you. -
Conditions in London are very different to what they are
in' the States. It is absolutely impossible at the present time to run
underground cables, although we hope to do so shortly, if we want to do
Electric Lighting now, it must be done with aerial wirfes, these even,
being only permitted on suff ranee. If we attempted to string heavy
cables across the streets such as would be necessary for say, a three
wire system, the Local Authorities woftd at once get an injunction.
^ "Therefore if any Electric Lighting from a centre is to be done in Lon
don immediately, the high tension system must be employed, and of the-
Companies working on this plan, our Consulting Electricians held that
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that The westinghouse took the lead.
With regard to yourself you have astaunch adherent in our Chair¬
man Sir John Pender JC.O.M.G. who constantly mentions your name, and who
also remembers Mr. Johnson very well. Doctor Hopkinson again who is
our leading Consulting Electrician, is an advocate of the three wire,
system.
It would however be absolutely impossible to put down in the present
conditionof things in England, what is known as an Edison Central Sta¬
tion pUrd and simple.
When T tell you this I am sure you will believe me, and I assure you T
am just the same as when my Uncle and I helped Mr. Johnson to get up
the Grand Show at the Crystal Palace 7 ytears ago. I feel it is hdeess
ary for me to write this > as I have not been to the States for a long
time now, and people forget one, and fancy and say all manner of things.
In conclusion I hope the time may come when it may be possible to lay
down a good Central Station on the lines of your many successful Sta¬
tions in America: and that we may have the pleasure of seeing you
amidst us next year to give us the required impetus.
Be lieveme, Yours very faithfully,
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JAMES S 1 AATS FORBES, Esquire, Chairman.
FREDERICK RICHARDS LEYLAND, Esquire, Deputy Chairman.
THE VISCOUNT ANSON,
SHELFORD BIDWELL, Esquire, F.R.S.
ERNEST VILLI ERS, Esquire.
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT,
1. The Directors herewith present their Report, and the Accounts for
the year ending 30th June, 18S9.
2. The sale of lamps and fittings has progressed in a satisfactory manner
during the year, and has resulted in a credit balance of ,£47,729 5s. pd.; to
this must be added the sum of .£25.1*3 9s. /d., the balance of account for the
— }tear.Gndtfig-3oth-JtiP.e--i-888— mak-ing-artOi-al^ol— i-5S'^j;d"ouir*i)T which —
the Directors have appropriated the sum of ^28,815 i4s. 2d. to meet losses
realised on finally disposing of sundry installations taken over at the date of the
amalgamation, and have, under Clause 89 of the Articles of Association, created
a reserve of .£4,595 10s. iod., and they recommend the appropriation for
dividend, in accordance with clause S7 of the Articles of Association, of 7 per
cent, upon the amount paid up on the A Shares, in respect of the year ending
30th June, 1889, >l«d of 3 per cent, further on account of the arrears of
.preferential dividend on the A Shares, in respect of the year ending
1 30th. June, 1884.
o- 1 he Supply Companies' are establishing Central Stations in London
and thp Provinces,* which must lead to a considerable extension of the
business of the Company.
4. I he appeal of the Company from the decision of Mr. J ustice Kay
was heard before Lords Justices Cotton, Lindley, and Bowen, who reversed
Mr. Justice Kays judgment, and decided that Mr. Edison’s Patent, 10th
November, 1879, was valid.
5. file Brush Company gave notice of their intention of appealing to
the House of Lords, but a settlement has been arrived at by which the
case will not be carried to the House of Lords. The Brush Company give
up manufacturing incandescent lamps, and they pay the taxed costs of the
6. Viscount Anson, and Mr. Ernest Villiers retire from the Board and
offer themselves for re-election as Directors.
7. Messrs. Wei.ton, Jones* Co. (late Messrs. Qi. ji.teu, Whi.ton & Co.),
tiie Auditors, also retire, and offer themselves for re-election.
By Order,
S. FLOOD PAGE,
,0°* VlCT0R,A Stkkbt- S.W. : Manager.
. 1 3 th July, tSStj.
The Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company, Limited
BALANCE SHEET, 80tii Juki
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1889. Electric Light - United Edison Manufacturing Company
(D-89-43)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
business of the United Edison Manufacturing Co. This company was organized
in 1889 as a successor to the Edison United Manufacturing Co. Much of the
correspondence is by Jacob H. Herrick, president, and J. C. Henderson, chief
engineer of construction, and deals with comparative costs of wiring systems for
central stations, canvassing of potential districts, and franchise negotiations for
installing electric light distribution systems.
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: letters of transmittal
and acknowledgement; other routine business correspondence.
United Edison Manufacturing Company,
65 Fifth Avenue,
C/:(Q
New York, July 17th, 1889.
Dear Sir: —
Under the recent consolidation of the various Edison
Electric Companies, the United Edison Manufacturing Company,
at 65 Fifth Avenue, becomes the successor of The Edison Uni ted
Manufacturing Company,' and will liquidate their business.
To faciliate this liquidation hereafter please draw all
checks to the order of the United Edison Manufacturing Com¬
pany, addressed as above; also address all communications
to them.
Approved,
Truly yours,
United Edison Manufacturing Co.
J. H. HERRICK,
President.
The Edi:
i United Manufacturing Co..
Thomas A. Edison, President.
[FROM ARNOLD MARCUS]
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UNITED EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Mills Building,
New York, September 5, 1889.
Thomaw A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:
I beg to inform you that, at a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trustees of this Company held on the
29th ult., you were appointed a member of the Technical Committee.
I am, dear Sir,
Yours very truly.
United Edison Manufacturing Company,
CENTRAL 8TATIONS,
ISOLATED PLANTS.
65 FIFTH AVENUE,
N EW York, _ October 33, . 1839,
I'hoas. A. Edison, Esq, ,
Llewellyn Park, Orange, N.
Lear 'lir: —
Have beai figuring over the question of comparative
cost of the two, three, four, five six and seven wire systems and
bee to forward you here ith tabulated statement of the oo nd usi P.?)s
to which I have come.
■ I think the table ’.rill be self-explanatory. I havo assuned
all neutral wires of the same size as the outside wires.'
If my figures are correct the additional complication of the
five-wire system does not seem to be justified by the saving*
If we could use 155 Volt^orT^ihe three-wire system, it wouldbe as
cheap as 100 Volt lamps on the five wire system, and we could
operate at any loss desired, without difficulty as to regulation.
If the results do not seem sufficiently clear, or appear to he
incorrect, should be pleased to have you criticise them,
0£MC
[ENCLOSURE]
2-Wire, 3-Wire, 4-Wire, 5-Wire, 6-Wire, 7-Wire
Comparative cost
same % loss, same dis¬
tance and same volt- 100.
age lamps,
Saving over pre-
viotis column, -
Saving over 3-Wire, -
Saving over 2-Wire,
Comparative distance
for same cost, same
% of loss and same 1
voltage lamps,
Comparative area for
same cost, same % of
loss and same volt- 1
age lamps,
Comparative % of loss
for same cost, same .
distanoe and same volt:33>/i
age lamps,
Voltage of lamps on
3-Wire system to make
same cost at same
distance and loss as 61.3
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UNITED EDISON MANUFACTURING CO.
Thomas A? Edison, Esq?,
Orange, N? J?
Bear Sir
Your favor of the 31st noted:? I have
sent Mr? de Ereoe to obtain the resolution of the Board of Alder-,
men of 1880 or 1881, which he promises to obtain in a few days*
whfen 1 will send it to you promptly?
1 have also the honor to acknowledge your favor respect¬
ing the alternating current system, and 1 heartily concur with
your views. I sent you. those papers, as. jit. seemed, to be my duty
to do so?
Yours very truly.
^UNITED EDISON MANUFACTURING CO.
New ro/*,..HQy^'...2,....188.9., _ 18
Thomas AS’ Edison, Esq1?, <r\
Orange, N# jj t^f fa/f
Ivly Dear Sir II
I have had- some difficulty in obtaining /
copies of the resolutions requested, but perseverence and a friena
at court, have secured them; and I have the pleasure of handing them
to you herewith-,^ T->p '
Yours very truly.
ll^UJb
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[ENCLOSURE]
RESOLVED.' That the Brush Electric Illuminating Co;- of
New York is hereby authorized and empowered to lay, erect, and con¬
struct suitable wireB or other conductors, with the necessary
poles, pipes or , other .fixtures. .injiyon,- over, and under the streets,
avenues, .public parks, ^andj-glaces.jo.fsthe City of New York for con-
ducting said ..dis^tr ibuting.j electricity. =and to theJ fdli'’extent that,
could, •,withjtjie^0c<^entl..pfulthq. i^runicipal authorities of the City
of New^York, be jgiyen, tp^jggjjk gas,.;light company' unde*" or* toy' reason of
or in pur suance ^o.f an^ appli^tipn.made by any of the corporations
especiallyjpeferred^ toain..caiap,v 512[„of the geiierar' statutes of
New York for ^18.79. ^ ^All, excava,tipns in street^rOTOviais and re¬
placements of pavements^ or^ si dewalks0Jo be done urfdor ‘and accord¬
ing to the direction of the Commissioner of Public Works, and under
such further conditions as to^seourity against ’damage to sewers,
water pipes, gas pipes ^or othe^ pipes „as may be prescribed by
his Honor the Mayor, Comptroller and Commissioner of Public Works^
s and •ino’.O.atovs- of company,- .«
who are now by ; law authorized, to, make provision for lighting the
streets of the city.
Whenever at any time any. permit shall be granted to
open the streets, pavement or, sidewalks for the purpose of laying
the tubes, wires, conductors,. sor insulators of the company, a sum
equal to one^cent per lineal foot, of streets occupied under such
permit shall be paid to the city.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorise the
[ENCLOSURE]
laying of any mains or pipes for conveying, nor the erection of
any lamps or. lamp posts to be used for illuminating by gas®
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen April 12, 1881®
Received from Mayor April 12, 1881® In Board adopted May 3, 1881,
3/4 of all the .members, ^elected voting ,in favor thereof®
[ENCLOSURE]
■COPY* "ft * “
RESOLVED. That the United States Illuminating Co. of
Hew York is hereby authorized and empowered to lay tubes, wires,
conductors, and insulators, and to erect lamp posts in the streets,
avenues, parks, and public places in this city, for'J'the purposes1 of
conveying, using and supplying electricity, or electrical1 currents-;
for purposes of illuminating,' all excavations in' streets', " removals, -
and replacements of pavements or s'idev/alks to' be' done' under !and c
according to the direction of the Coninissiorier'‘bf Public 'Work's, ‘ "
and under such further conditions as to security'against damage's -
to sewers, water pipes, gas pipels, or other pipes cas ’may rbtf pre-o:p
scribed by his Honor the Mayor, the Comptroller and the Commis¬
sioner of Public Works, who are by law now authorised to make ipro^0
vision for lighting the streets of the city. ~ ^ . i
Whenever at any time any permit shall be granted to J '
open the streets, pavements or sidewalks, for the ’purpose'' of laying
the tubes, wires, conductors and insulators of the company, 'a
sum equal to 1 c.’ per lineal foot of streets occupied under suoh
permit shall be paid to the city.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize
the laying of any mains or pipes for conveying gas, nor the erec¬
tion of any lamps or lamp posts to be used for illuminating by gas.'
Adopted by Board of Aldermen April 12, 1881* Received
[ENCLOSURE]
from his Honor the Mayor April 19, 1881, with his objections there¬
to? In Board of Aldermen May 3, 1881, taken up, reconsidered,
as provided in Sec? 13, Chap? 335, Laws of 1873, and adopted, not¬
withstanding the objections of his Honor the Mayor 3/4 of all the
members elected voting in favor thereof? ' *
UNITED EDISON MANUFACTURING CO.
New yor/c',. ,.MoVLJ._7^_1889 f is
Thomas A? Edison, Esq.1,
Orange, N? Ji -
My Dear Sir s'
.1 have the honor to acknowledge your
favor of the 3d instV I may say in reference thereto that we
have been negotiating for franchises in Jersey City with Governor-
elect, Abbe tt, who at one time intimated through a second party
that he would be able to get them for us. Mr? Hix has also done
some work at Newark; so that if we do not at present show results,
it has not been for lack of effort, which will be continued*
1 sent Mr® Hix to Baltimore last week. He looked over
the ground and reported that, until after election he was doubtful
if efficient work could be done.? The legislature meets this year,
and Hix is very sure we can accomplish something this season? I
shall spare no effort, and will go .to Baltimore myself if I find
that I can accomplish anything, which may be possible, as I have
a personal acquaintance with Senator Gorman, who is a great, polit¬
ical power in Maryland. 1 really expect to get a station into
Baltimore this winter?
I will take up the suggestion contained in your favor of
the Gth about Judge Andrews'* decision and the Even-ing^Pos.t and see
,5^-Ac-i)-^
United Edison Manufacturing Co.,
Department of Engineering.
44 WALL STREET,
Thomas A* Edison, Esq.
Orange, K. Ju
Dear Sir : -
The bearer Mr. H. T„ Edgar, whom I mentioned as just
having completed canvassing Omaha and Sioux city, and whom you
wished to see personally in the Buffalo matter,' will present this,.
He has one of my canvass field books,. Please see if you have any
additions or Alterations to make, and oblige,
United Edison Manufacturing Co.,
Department of Engineering,
44 WALL STREET,
N EW York, . .November...- 12th, . 1 &9
Mr,. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J*
Dear sir : -
.££-■ M“°" “»• ~u^.ri‘;’4srSiLS£i..
These plants were installed by the old Construction Com-
Tru sting these will serve your purpose, I remain,
Very truly yours,
Mr. Tv. A. Edison,
Orange, H. J„
Dear sir : -
J. O,. Henderson,
Chief Engineer of Construction.
New York, November 15th. 1889
Very trulyvours,
def Engineer of Construction.
United Edison Manufacturing Comp
CENTRAL 8TATI0NS,
ISOLATED PLANTS.
65 FIFTH AVENUE,
■ Thos. A. Edison, Esq.,
Llewellyn Park, Orange, 1I.J.
A Mr. Chas. T. Snedekor called yesterday morning to
say thathe had invented an insulation for wires which ho claims is
botli fire and moisture proof. Ho desires that we make a tost of
this insulation for him, and he proposes to send us for tliis pur¬
pose a sample of 500 or 1000 feet of his wire.
Knowing that you have ample facilities for making such tests,
we write t o ask you if you w ill make this one for us, when the
wire arrives, and also whether in general you are prepared to make
such tests for us from time to time, and about what your charges
will be for the same.
Mr. Snedekor' s address is #1 Exchange Building, Chicago.
Truly yours,
k/* /3~. _ ^
Ass't to Gen' 1 Manager,
United Edison Manufacturing Co.,
7VV
Department of Engineering,
Tw A.. Edison, Esq.
Orange, N. j„
My Deal’ Sir : -
/Nov. 15th^l889 . 1 8
n
As the Central Station for Milwaukee cannot possibly be
in operation before the spring of 1890, there is abundant time for
us to install Direct Triple Compound Steam Dynamos and at once
erect our Central Stations on the most approved plan. It will
reduce space and first cost to a minimum, while getting the maximum
efficiency of fuel, with the least amount of labor,.
If this meets your views I will put the matter through
at once and then submit it to you for correction and alteration.
I remain.
lief Engineer of Construction.
United El^son Manufacturing Co.,
Department of Engineering,
44~WALL 3TREET,
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United Edison Manufacturing Co.,
Department of Engineering,
44 WALL STREET,
INI ew York,. . Ho.v....2o.th.i389 . 1 8 .
Mr. Ohas. Batchelor,
Edison's Laboratory,
Orange, N. j..
Dear Sir : -
Mr. Edison stated to me yesterday that I could get the
drawing of his "Direct Connected Multipolar Dynamo", from you.
He also stated that he has them from 100 to 1200 amperes
output .
■What we desire, as soon as possible, is blue prints of
about 400, 600 and 1200 ampdre machines, of about 140 volts each,
running at say 220 revolutions.
If you will lot me have these as soon as possible, { as we
want to embody them in drawing of our new engine, ) I will be great
ly obliged.
Chief Engineer of Construction.
United Edison Manufacturing Co.,
Department of Engineering.
•/£
Mr. Hastings having informed me that. you intended to look
into the matter of the proposed extension forNewport, R. I. - I
enclose the whole data with reference thereto; among them blue
print of the district requiring lighting. It is from a canvass
in 1884. I wrote to find out if any changes had been made since
then^in case a new canvass was required, Mr. Whipple answered say¬
ing he did not think so; if in your opinion however, a new can¬
vass is necessary, I will have one taken immediately.
Yours obediently,
Chief Engineer of Construction.
Enclosures.
( /£HC
toy the contracts rn;ulo between you and the Edison Electric Eight
Co. I refer to shipments to Japan, Sandwich I si cauls , Norway , Sweden ,
Portugal and other outlying countries. You will remember that
these countries and a number of others are neither owned toy this
Company nor toy any of the European or Australasian Companies , ope¬
rating under contract with you. It is dosir^that we should
fill all orders of tJiis kind oomire; to us for apparatus for elec¬
tric light purposes, I would suggest to you the advisability of
naming to us a royalty on shop prices which wo can pass to your
credit without any further communication with you. All these
matters will come through my hands and I will myself bo careful to
see that no plants are shipped into territories covered toy existing
contracts of yours.
Yours .truly,
first Vice Prosideht.
United Edison Manufacturing Company,
CENTRAL STATIONS, 65 FIFTH AVENUE,
isolated plants. New YORK, _ November 33. 1839 T
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Private Secty. ,
Edison’s laboratory, Orange, H. J.
Dear Sir: —
Have to acknowledge receipt of your favor of tls
sand inst, in regard to testing of the insulation- invented by Mr.
Snedakor, for which please accept our thanks. v/e have written to¬
day to Mr. S. , requesting him to forward the wire to us at once
and will send it to you as soon as received.
Truly yours,
Ass't to Gen' 1 Manager
[TO ALFRED 0. TATE]
CU_rCr JUjl a 5^0.3
CU U~ L^eOZjQi
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United Edison Manufacturing Co.,
Department of Engineering,
P'Cri’ATH) TO iJTjflSOGlUPHliTi. 44 WALL STREET,
New York „ io
’ . November •29th; . ' ° 8
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.'
Orange, N. j.
Bear sir : -
1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of Nov.
25th., stating that the canvass I sent jrcu on the 22nd of Ochre
Point -Newport , would not answer your purpose.
If you will kindly return to me all the data that I sent
you, I will send a man to Newport at once, and will forward to you
the new data as soon as/received.
Yours very truly,
oeMc-
UNITED EDISON MANUFACTURING CO.
« WALL HTJ1EET,
Mw York . P.gg.._gth 1S3S . 18
A. 0. Tate Esq.,
Edison's Laboratoiy , Orange , N.J.
I have your flavor of the 7th enc Hosing letter from
L. Oscar Browning & Co. , Johannesburg, South African Republic.
Do you know whether thi s territory is con trolled by the Aus¬
tralasian Company? Will you please look iip Mr. Edison's contracts
in relation to this matter and advise me further?
United Edison Manufacturing Co.,
Department of Engineering,
44 WALL STREET,
N EW Y ORK, . Deo. ember... 1 8 89
ThomaB A. Edison, Esq. J J
/y tf
Dear Sir : -
Enclosed herewith please find copy of letter dated Nov.
26th. to Mr. Prank MoGowan, and his reply., to same, under date of
December 7th.
Please let me know if his reply emobodies your views, and
oblige.
Acting Engineer- in-Chief.
Enclosures,
[ENCLOSURE]
Copy.
Mr. Prank McGowan,
oare of The laboratory,
Orange, N. j.
Dear Sir : - §
Novanber 26th.l889
In regard to the< oahyae| of ORIMOO that you aaK.d for
yesterday, I beg to a,.,, fhji.^r e.rofhl j.arjh doth ai the
vault end In tht. offl.e. .j f&d * hay, nothin, hat ,h. .any...
«ade in 1887, on ,hieh theodetJn^M ion ... Adajfor the preaon,
station. 'p * a .2
The oenyasa «»t|,ou|d«|Sr.. I an, under the hapresa,™
•a. mad, by the .ho oontrolled minol.
and three adjoining States. ■'
Theee pap era I have not ‘control of, neither do I, know
where they are'*
If the canvass of 1887 will be of use to you, I shall be
pleased to furnish it, and remain,
Very truly yours,
Signed, j. c. Henderson,
Acting Engineer-in-Chief.
[ENCLOSURE]
„ 6crc>
Copy* Orange, N. J. December 7.1889
J. C. Henderson, Esq.
New York City.
Dear Sir : -
Replying to yours of the 26th. ulto. have to say that
canvass of 1887 of Chicago will answer Mr. Edison's purpose. I have
been absent from the Laboratory for the past 10 days whieh accounts
for delay in writing sooner.
Yours truly.
Signed. Frank McGowan,
Tate informs me that data relative to Ochre Point, Newport, has
been sent you.
United Edison Manufacturing Co.,
Department of Engineering.
44 WALL STREET,
N EW Y ORK, . December.-lOth.. . 1 8 89
T. A. Edison, Esq.
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir : -
Along with this I mail you two blue prints of the^Oehre
Point District of Newport, copy of letter from Mr. Whipple in
answer to mine, also oopy of my letter to him.
It was a very difficult matter to get at the measurements
of the different houses from side walks, etc. as the owners all be¬
ing away permission to enter the grounds was absolutely refused in
almost every instance. Our canvassers however with Mr. Whipple's
aid and insurance maps, were able to get at distances, and also the
number of gas jets contained in each dwelling, quite a large number
of the buildings having already been wired by Mr. Whipple in anti¬
cipation of the lighting .
The soil all over this district is easily excavated being
of a gravelly and sandy nature.
The streets and side-walks are all macadamized, and are
separated by a granite curbing.
Medium size trees are planted along the streets, at about
20 feet apart. There are no poles in the district, nor will
any be allowed under any consideration under City Ordinance.
I also send list of the number of lights corresponding to
th. „u»b„ * dr.lling Ihe llght> for iMe80
4c. arc inolud.d th. to,..., and awal M
lights, and for lodges about 5,
Green Houses are marked thus P"\[
Stables and Lodges thus
The four buildings marked "49 », a x
eaoh with 25 lights.
X
group of similar oottages.
Trusting that this ,»m „a .u th. ingona.tion
I remain,
[ENCLOSURE]
Copy.
Newport, R. I. December 9th. 1889
J. 0. Henderson, Esq.
44 Wall Street,
New York City.
Dear Sir : -
I return Blue Print as you desired. Feeders in yellow.
Mains in red. Feeder A. eomtains 520,000 C« M. Feeder B. 112,000
Feeder C. 150,000. All Mains contain 80,000 C. M.
Truly yours,
Signed. John Whipple, Jr
Supt.
[ENCLOSURE]
Copy.
New York, December 7th. 1889
Mr. John Whipple, Gen'l Mgr.
Edison Electric Ill-. Co.
Newport, R. I.
Dear Sir : -
I mail yon under separate cover a blue print map of your
territory, on which Mr. Edison desires to have marked IN RED the
location of every main, and the size of same, and IN YELIOW the
location and size of each feeder, showing the route of the wires,
and more particularly the point at which they stop. This will
enable him to obtain an intelligent understanding of the situation
regarding the lighting of Ochre Point.
In my letter of the 6th. I desire -to correct the sent¬
ence reading ■ especially with reference to where they start ft-cro
station. " This sentaioe should be "especially with reference to
where they stop or end. «
Kindly return this map with the desired data, at your
earliest opportunity, and oblige.
Very tiuly yours,
Signed. J. 0. Henderson,
Acting Engineor-in-Chief ,
[ENCLOSURE]
Map No. No. Lights,
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
u
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
200
100
50
50
150
150
75
300
300
40
50
40
100
300
100
200
150
80
100
300
50
50
300
100
100
100
75
50
75
50
50
50
25
25
25
50
50
50
25
25
25
[ENCLOSURE]
49 4 cottages ea.2!
I5<I Green Houses,
)< Stables, Lodges.
The Lights for Stables and Lodges are included with the
Oi^cy- -j-
houses, and ^pte/stables 10,. Lodges 5.
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 26th, 1889.
My Dear Edison;
X enclose you two letters from WeekSs,
which will explain themselves.
Please render him any assistance you can, as he is
having a very hard fight of it in Kansas City. He has a
Station of 6000 Lamp Capacity when there is a demand for
15,000; but the stock cannot be placed in Kansas City
becaus- ev„ry man there places his money in real estate,
and the Arc Company s stock is worth 150, par value 100,
simply because they Trnve a large contract with the City.
Weed's is trying very hard to place some more st.ock.-
There is a fair prospect, of pla*4gg a Company of
$200,000, in Salt Lake City, Utah. R." M. Jones, (Whom you
W is pushing it all he can; and if anybody can place
stock in Salt Lake City demanding 30 per cent on first
capitalization, and30 per cent on all increases, I think
Jones will do so.'
iS the bsst city for a plant that 1 have seen.
Gas is very high, because Oas Coal is imported, and is very
poor at that. There is an Arc Company wi th the ^ush
System ana v.r, few IdowdewtoW dimwit, mu „„
to get franchises, as we are so tied up here with the
Ladd Estate that X wfl.1 not make any move whatever without
consulting a lawyer, so as to prevent any lav/ suits or
complications hereafter.
The details 1 have written to Mr. Herrick, and have
kept him fully posted.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas,
1 remain.
Yours Truly,
1889. Electric Railway (D-89-44)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison’s involvement in electric railways. Some of the documents pertain to
the acquisition of the Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Co. by the Edison
General Electric Co. and to related stock transfers involving Edison. There are
also two reports dealing with the financial condition of the Sprague company.
Approximately 60 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: meeting
announcements; letters of transmittal; requests for information about Sprague
products. ‘ '
Related material can be found in D-89-38 (Electric Light - Edison
General Electric Company).
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Machine ;
Tools
ihinery anl Plant at their Pact ory. in West 30th. St ,
it ion’, have ever
vie, 'and the' above char&v
as above
ic count s'
pcriormad on, Street Railway ■
joiap'i etod.
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Or. the i
ovi futur
the bur;i
of futur
iications are that there, is. a net profit of 22 64/1000 *5
Street Railway Contracts. .The factor oncost of securing-'
!SS is Prov^ed. for .in the 'estimated- cost , but not the cost
re experiment s and other general charges..
The Company. have just developed a new horse car motor, which
3S lb h.p.- .instead of 7 h.p. '.the present capacity, and the
• j.-« nurture is. buu slight iy increascled. With the advantages
secured and the reforms inaugurated and to be inaugurated, .
exits for the. ensuing year should be secured.
JS. General Conclusions
From my estimation I believe.
There is money in the business if properly handle
— nd ; Motor n e n j oy a goo d reputation and have been wide
ly advertised.
_5rdi The Street Railway business if poperly conducted
with ample working, capital and ftsth good manage¬
ment will yield handsome profits.
_4thj_ The Company is capitalized entirely too high for
its property, rights, patents and good will,
_5thi_ It is not under good management in some depart¬
ments, but think.it is being improved.
_0thi It is costing too much to conduct the business.
_7thi_ If -the reforms indicated above are carried, I
think the Company can soon take, .a turn towards
prosperity.
Pla.it, etc. ' . $27,072.77
Value of Jiateraal chai'K'6d,; .
$121,746.76.
Value of Patent Property and
considered
a uov c
Accor
the boohs -the amount of dash realized
from sales oi Stock amounted to’
Met Assets -per a oo vc- stab einjit
Depreciation
'end e;-:perii!>£j
dovel’ppintf business
■■
Expenses increased as follow:
Street' Railway: Experimental
: 'Standard iic-ior . do '
Experimental Expenses
Pump Kot or. Experiment s;
Elevated Motor,
V 1,335.45-
2,0 75, BO
$«/*8 , 150, j)o
In ail iairness. it niignt oe said that while a large part
of the a'oovo represents actual Experimental Expenses , I consider a
larEe percentage. is m reality henoral Expenses, especially the item-
Respectfully submitted,
Signed', J. a. NCClement ;
New York January. 51st, lB8s
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•other Experimental Accounts, Besides these irdstaitesia larfp arrount
• of apparently unnecessary work in the nature, or experiments was per¬
formed without finishing any one thing'; in other words, systematic re¬
sults were not achieved or carried to their logical conclusion, jwr.- •.•
Johnson has realized these facts and ordered the factory shut d c.vn, '
and ail work done at The Edison machine Worns Or other places under
contract. This is a good move, and will place the oversight of the
business in the hands of chiefs of the various departments who can
follow a thing to its conclusion, and be held responsible for results.
This will keep is . Sprague in check,
It will be noticed from the report that the 'Railway work has
proved’ unreraunerat iv.e thus far. I subjoin report" of completed con¬
tracts to date with a fair ' percentage of General' Expenses added to the
cost, Showing actual loss of $.58,207.44.
ifm
This business, has developed, anil . is developing Rapidly j but h
been pushed during the -past year as much as it night have be
to the best energies of the Company having been devoted to t.
business. •
. they haVe established a reputation in r
Street Railway Work and have a large number of contracts' on
will yield a good profit, if the business is properly manage,
hoped that west of the mistakes and experiment:; have been :,*i
they have developed a commercially acceptable Railway System,
therefore a question of management and competition as to whel
will lose or make money in the future on this branch of the ;
X subjoin a statement of contracts on hand and the
cost of same. ‘ ‘ "
Respectfully submitted,
Signed, J. ii. McClement..
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Bab. 15th. /ffijjr
A. 0. Tate Esq., Private Secretary,
Deal* Sir:
n,i. Rq E*bo**l« Railway 06. of the U.S-. nr am
about proparinc a statombni of ihd cxistinG Htfi & 6f MfitedTs m
i'1* **»*<*» Railway Co. pat^^.TmfjS. -T
loiT^'tZi 1 *“d llk“ toba «» *>" I hav4 ta„w).5°‘of
lettltf/fff °Tf ‘f* If ym wila Rindly refer to my
letter to Mr .JEdisoi, dated Oct. 1,1388, you Wl 1 flind a conpiete
sS Mvfmff Contl!lot^ 80 as I then had knowledeo of the
lir-ht Pf SSi°n is that 7m Gained information from the
Sfjjif aone °ther source, -of the exigence of one o'
* 0 attracts, not included in my said list, ^ill '
'fff falfn° tbis matter carefully and let me know if you
said Ts?no?oTl °fTr:rraf8 ■«* add*tion *° those^fm" :
parties JhereJo!* ^ have.pl ease sho ne dates and n«<* of
would like' ^ °f -° &ive t;his *«* ^ly attention, as I
ThSf vffi work on rnyu-epopt as early as possible,
Thankinc you in advance for your troubl e,I renain.
Very truly ydtrs.
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Delaware House, Port Jervis, N. Y. Nov. 13, lugg,
Thos* A. Edison,
0 range, N. J.
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1 am about constructing an Electric Railway in this town^j
The authorities are desirous that it should be the storage system;- |
To my mind it is not practicable, it is my intention to uSe the
Sprague system.
Will you kindly give me your opinion as to the unpract-^
xcability of the storage systems of the present day. it will aid t
me very materially, when 1 called on you some eight months ago, ^
you expressed, that it was a failure. 1 desire to use y0ur opinion^
With the Board °r Aldermen. Hoping to hear from you at an early
date, 1 remain,
Very Respectfully yours
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Essex Passenger Railway Company and Newark and Irvington
Street Railway Company.
Jie.wtncd, That tile Essex Passenger Railway Company and the Newark and Irvington Street.
Railway Company lie granted permission to substitute electrical or chemical motors lor horse power
on all their lines within the limits of the city of Newark, New Jersey, on the following terms and
conditions :
First. That said motors lie of the best quality of such pattern and construction as the Common
Council shall approve.
Second. Before doing work of any description on the streets, the Companies shall file a plan
with the Committee on Streets and Highways, to be approved by the Common Council before work
begins, and the same shall be completed within one year from the date of such approval. The same
Committee may employ an expert to supervise the work, at an expense not exceeding live hundred
dollars, the cost of same to be defrayed by the Railway Companies.
Third. On the line extending from Second River through Washington and Belleville avenues,
Broad street and Clinton avenue to Elizabeth avenue, storage battery jir other independent motors
may be run, and, on the above route (excepting- as herein specilied) no overhead wires or poles shall
he allowed. On all other lines now operated bjr the above Companies (excepting as herein specified)
poles and wires may be used on the following terms, viz.:
(«■) All materials shall be of the best pattern and selected by the Common Council, as pro¬
vided for in Article Two of this agreement. . /'
(*•) On Broad street between CSSKrtfr avenue and Market street,, and on Market street between
Arlington and Perry streets, no additional pMes shall be allowed, but wires may be strung (with
consent of owners) on poles already standing, or the' Railway Companies may arrange with the
Electric Lighting Companies in these districts for new and" more shapely poles, which shall serve
both as lamp posts and guys, the object being to lessen the constructions already existing in the
sections, named. A like arrangement may lxj earned out wherever practicable, in other parts of
the city. In no instunde shall poles be allowed in the centre of a street.
(c.) All operating wires shall be furnished with safety guards to prevent telephone or other
wires falling thereon. No currents shall be permitted which could in any wise endanger life.
(d.) Whenever storage battery or other independent motors are available on the Newark
guides, they shall be substituted, and the overhead wires and poles removed.
The Common Council may designate by resolution the time of such removal.
Fourth. For such times ns poles (nmy be allowed, the City shall have the light to attach
thereto a suitable number of wires for public use> and when poles are abandoned, such of them as
may still be needed for police, fire or otluT city wires, shall be left standing and become the property
of the City. '
Fifth '. The Companies shall riiri a/auitalile number of open
all seasons; Also special curs whenevef
nrid well lighted' the year' round! Cars
hour, its the Common Council may detcri)
summer, and closed cure in
Wssary. All caw to be properly heated in cold weather,
be Tim at . such headway, 'hot exceeding twelve miles per
)iine. '/'• ■ • •• ' ...
[ENCLOSURE]
Sixth; The Companies to give transfers over their own lines (and 'each others lines) lor a single
hire, and -with Other Companies' bn suchjtermsns may be arranged with such Companies, or' in case
of fniliiraCo agree, by the ubitmtors hereinafter provided. ■
Setivnth. Iii addition to the payment of the general tax, and conformity’ to all ordinances of
the city now in force, or which hereafter may be enacted, the Companies shall, on the first day of May
of each year, pay into the City Treasury two per cent, of their gross earnings, for the previous year,
upon such lines as may have been equipped with niotors, said payment to be accompanied by a sworn
earnings shall be understood to include all receipts
statement of anoflicerof the Company,
from railway tin flit;
KUjlith: In case of aiiy disagreement between the City and the Companies named, on any
matter connected with this permission,;. or \pth respect to any change in motive power, or as to any
compliance with the terms of this agreement, >,the company interested shall, on demand of the City,
submit the same to the decision of three arbitrators, to be appointed ns follows: One to be the
■ Mayor of the City (or in his absence or failurejto act, some members of the Common Council, to be
appointed by that body,) another to be a representative of the Railway Company, and a third
, ..chosen by these .two,. _ . , i
Ninth. Any failure on the part of the Companies to comply with the terms of this agreement,
or with the ordinances of the City (except. nnder orders of the Court,) shall be deemed sufficient
cause to, and shall authorize the Common Council to revoke and amiul this permission, and the
same is granted on this express condition.- -2
Tmtl,. Refore exercising any permission hereby given, said Companies shall make, execute
and deliver to the City, a contract, embodying tile terms herein expressed, the same to be. approved
by the City Counsel.
. CKORG1S W. KETCFTAM, ■
v i JOHN F. YOUNG,
■" V/ Committer, on. Jlailroadu and J>'runcJiises.
Introduced it
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a Common Council by Alderman Ketclmm, Dcceiiiiier 20, 1880. Laid over and
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Dear Mr. Tate: -
Yours of the 2d inst. was duly received, and please ac¬
cept thanks for the information contained. 1 telegraphed you a day .
or two afterward about account of Phonograph at Crystal Palace Exhibi¬
tion, London, as I wanted to, if possible, obtain an account but fear
you may not have understood the message fully. Will you kindly tell
me if you have such an account, or where I could obtain one, as I want
very much to refresh my memory about that particular occasion, which,
as I recollect, was in last July or August. If you will please let me
know as soon as convenient, it would greatly oblige me. Kind regards
to Mr. Edison, if he has returned.
Yours very truly.
GEORGE H. HARTWELL,
POPULAR LECTURER AND WRITER,
Elfcclriclly a Specially.
Dear Mr. Tate:-
Yours of the 8th is received, for which I am obliged.
The matter of the Phonograph at London Crystal Palace Exhibition, that
1 have reference to, was about the showing of the machine there some
little time after Col.Gouraud and Mr. Hamilton went to England last
summer with the machine. I think that it showed action there such as
the reproducing in a large hall of the chorus and instruments, making
it, practically, an exhibition machine. Am I correct in my supposi¬
tion? I do not find account of it in any of the papers here, although
I think it was in the Herald some time last August. There was quite
an account of it but I fail to find it. If you have such an account,
or any account of the performance, or can get it or put me in the way
to obtain it, I would be very greatly obliged. I .am sorry to trouble'
you but I hardly know how to get at what I want, otherwise. An early
reply will oblige,
Yours very truly,
BERGMANN,
MANUFACTURER OF
gastTnd electric light fixtures, Ere., Ere
Office and Works, 527 to 531 West 34th Street
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UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF THE
following noblemen and gentlemen.
Section No. l. electrical.
■mcl ariel) — Switch Boards-^ersX Men! r Gmbmarmo, subterranean,
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Electric Welding — Electric Smelting — Electrotypinc _ EloXn Xa '
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industrial.
Section No. 4.— MANUFACTURES
Chemical Tmdes-Opticians-Ch«sing-].h^^^^
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Section No. 5.— MACH I NERY.
Portable and Eixcd Steam Emmies _ Gas i, .
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Driving Belts and Bands.
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Machine-made Joinery — Conservatories — Greenhouses _ Bostic G„,.d a, „
of Heating Booms by Hot Air, Hot “JX 7 Arbours-Systoms
Chandeliers— Gas Fittings- LainnR-W„ii v * !! Steam— Smoke Consumers—
Appliances— Terra-Cotta Goods— Mosaic Tiles 8 1 Mftclie Go°ds— Sanitary
Section No. 9.— GENERAL.
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The Electrical and Industrial Exhibition, 1889,
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Cepy.
Department of justice,,
Ottawa, 25th Hune,I889
Re application for admission of certain Patents
to tho St John Exhibition .
She- Department of Agriculture might answer the
^plication as follows
The Government will not abject to the bring¬
ing^ the goods in question into Canada in bend for
the purpose raentionjfed^but cannt bind third parties
or guarantee the patentee* against proceedings at their
instance.
Signed: Robt Sedgewick
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Dear Slrj .
Without doubt there will b» aa^*p..l4ton hold
»n »*« V-h In 1892 ** if ..""this camp.ny wtil do.tr.
W a»kt to Urge on othlbit as passible, wa should,
•* «*urss, ffltko an exhibit *f our different typo, of Bn-
ftnas, Standard, Ceapeund, Triple £*panslon, Double,
Direct Connected Ond Vertical, but wa feel that wa should
do wore than this: that having been the Pienaars m the
Hlfh spaed Engine buaines. connected with .jactno
lighting and having nOw the leading wannfaoiery m the
world dovotod to thl. class of w. ,h#uld .h0w ..
«onjr Snglnas *t war* *, pa.eible,
Tour Company om no doubt make a Special dis¬
play and ta 'take time by the forelack* aur present eb-
in anting is t. i»f.rn yeu that this Cempany will
'-nlch y.u with Enelno. th„ y.u w requirei
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el«. requiring a quleh running direct c.nn.ct.d Engl.,-
If by giving uc an,pl. p,.„M t>
mast yaur wants.
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«• -wer. up mat,.,.. .„d .ball b. pleac.d h,ar
yau.
I am
y«urB truly
The Committee for the International Exposition of 1892.
MAYOR'S OFFICE,
By direction of the Mayor I have the honor to request
your presence at a meeting of the Committee for the International
Exposition of 1892 at the Governor’s Room in the City Hall on the
afternoon of Thursday, October the Tenth, at three o'clock.
Respectfully,
Secretary.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq're.
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BALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 8, ]
I ornor tho Stnto will liavo on lionost and able
administration.
It is just ns woll to toll iho trull, about
ihoso mottora. Such n courso mny not suit
bliml partisans and professional pollti '
ont it consorvcK ih« _
Tho Kxi»osUIon-.Enst
Everything in this pnrt'ol mo country is
harmoniously working toward the success
o£ tho inlornationnl opposition in 1892. r
to incorporato tlio undertaking in order that
it may lia trnly nntionnl, aud tko Oommittoo
on linauco lias agreed upon a plan lor rais-
iTh£“? ' ■r'.‘0,0",lro anterprise, so far as
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onro tko exposition for the West lias mot
st.Josopii, Mo., and adopted a long and
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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The Committee for the International Exposition of 1892.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
passed by the Committee for the International Exposition of 1892
at its meeting at the Common Council Chamber in the City Hall on
October the Tenth, and a copy of a resolution passed by the Com¬
mittee on Finance at its meeting at the Chamber of Contr.erce on
October the Sixteenth.
Under these resolutions One Hundred Thousand Dollars is
to be raised by the members of the General Committee. There are
one hundred and eighty-six members of this Committee, exclusive of
the members of the sub-committees. Will you kindly send to me
your check toward this fund.
Respectfully,
. Secretary.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq're.
[ENCLOSURE]
The Committee for the International Exposition of 1892,
MAYOR'S OFFICE,
CITY HALL,
'8Hp«r,Tc^“ New York, October 18th, 1889.
Extracts from the minutes of the meeting of the Committee for the International
Exposition of 1892 at the Common Council Chamber, City Hall, three o’clock,
October 10th.
On motion by Mr. Flower, seconded by Mr. Shepard, the following resolution was
adopted :
Whereas, Ihe present plan of the Finance Committee provides for the raising of Funds only in case
Congress decides to locate the Exposition in New York, and \ \
Whereas, Clerk hire, maps, stationery, and other incidental expenses will have to be provided for
before that time, ^ '
Resolved , That the Executive Committee of the Financ'e
formulate a plan asking for subscriptions in money to the amo
Committees. Vx
Committee be, and is hereby empowered, to
Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Finance, at the
Chamber of Commerce, on the 16th of October:
That the Committee on Finance contribute the sum of $25,000, and that the Chairman be authorized
to confer with the Mayor and the Chairmen of the Committees on Legislation, Site and Buildings, and
Permanent Organization, and state to them that it is the opinion of the Committee on Finance, that each of
the four Committees should contribute $25,000 towards the preliminary expenses, and that the Committee
on Finance would subscribe that amount, and that the balance should be contributed by the General
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OF 1892.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
No. 36 Nassau Street,
Member of the General Committee for the International Exposition of 1892.
§f have. ficc-M- •Uiab&uci'cb 6t.j tPic jpoi-n-mittee o-m. finance, to
to -you -fcPic cncFoiob i|t.i&ao®iptiou |§ooft, onb aaft. -tjo-w. to
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The Committee for the International Exposition of 1892.
MAYOR'S OFFICE,
October 26, 1889.
Dear Sir: —
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
check for §537.64 towards the preliminary expense fund for the
International Exposition of 1892.
Respectfully,
Thomas A. Edison, Esq're.
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THE MISSOURI PHONOGRAPH COMPANY,
THE NORTH AMERICAN PHONOGRAPH CO.
THE AMERICAN GRAPHOPHONE CO.
THE PHONOGRAPH. \
Oct. 30th. 1089.
To our Associate friends :-
Much discussion has been had by the differ¬
ent Companies in regard to the subject of Exhibits. Maj. A. w. Clancy
went to St. Louis two or three days before their great Exposition of
1309 which lasted forty days , and arranged with the management to
make a display and give an explanation of the use of the Phonograph
and Graphophone. He was assisted by Mr. J.Y, ’.Moore the Secretary
of the Company and a number of other experienced persons. The re¬
sult of this exhibit to the Company is highly' satisfactory as we thin
nk it has not only adyertised the machine successfully in our own
teritoryCMissoui’i ^ Arkansas and Indian Territory) but it certainly
has had a very great influence in the neighboring States and Territo¬
ries. We had tails f^om Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Texas Nebr¬
aska , Kansas , Colorado and Iowa in great numbers , and many of the gen¬
tlemen from these outside States were inquiring for the names of the
Companies controlling their territory, whom they should address in
order to be supplied with Phonographs. The following is the gen¬
eral work and result of the exhibit.
500000 visited the Exposition.
P.50000 of these at least', saw and listened to Phonographs.
10 Graphophones were on exhibition.
16 Phonographs were on exhibition.
24 people constatly employed as assistants.
55000 people received definite and thorough instruction.
, $400 paid to newspapers.
$2500 in general advertising.
80000 dodgers were used.
P0000 prospectus , giving general history of the Phonograph
and Graphophone.
20000 circulars of general information.
1000 special attention cards.
1000 complimentary tickets.
1000 special invitations.
5000 extra circulars.
The Phonographs were exhibited; (I) By reproducing loud
band music without the use of ear tubes , accompanied by a brief his¬
tory of the machines; (2) Persons were brought near the machines
and full explanations as to how to record and reproduce the human
voice , were given with illustrations; (() The business use of the
machines wer* given by competent clerks copying letters with the type
phonogr.aph.graphophone.
THE MISSOURI PHONOGRAPH COMPANY,
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phonograph.
e north AMERICAN Phonograph co.
THE AMERICAN GRAPHOPHONE CO.
writers and with the pen.
,, , , Mr. Edison’s talk v/as highly appreciated and
“ be0“* taora that * had
coMn, out.th Terence ,0 the SiVSat
nr ?rr^Wi11 j°in in advertisi^, ^Tst\ne lLZr A ^
ing thf machines a success among the people generally.
Yours very fnily ?
Missouri Phonograph Co.
In view of the Electrical Exhibition to be given by the
St. Louis Universal Exposition Association next year, I have been
importuned to wait upon you at your heme in the East for the pur¬
pose of ascertaining the possibility of inducing you to honor St.
Louis with your presence, and the display of seme of the intorest-
inc, and useful, inventions of your wonderful genius.
I beg further to say, that the Administration sincerely
regret the groundless attack made upon you by Mr. Whipple, their
last Chief Electrician, and hepe that such will not reflect upon
them, nor in any way deter you from helping than through the com¬
ing event .
The public have read of your greatness, and clamour for a
sight, of those wonderful inventions that have so astonished the
world .
Paris can see you, but St. Louis is deprived of that
pleasure . The Directors of the caning exposition have promised
Committee of the Woman's Exchange yesterday, announcing your in-
'\
tention to arrange for exhibition, the date of the opening to be
Easter Monday, April 6th, possession of building to be had two
weeks previous.-
The Steam Heating Company have their building adjoining, :
and we can hire from 300 to 600 power from their boilers. There
is also a vacant lot, on which it is contemplated to erect an
electric light plant, and it is expected to have one furnished
by our company. I am negotiating for the same with Mr.- Prentice,
President of the steam Heating Co.
Mr. Villard suggests that communications be entered into
at once with Europe for such duplicates as can be procured of the
Berlin and Paris expositions; also for cylinders of Bismark, Em¬
peror Y/illiam, Von Moltke, the Austrian Bnperor, etc, etc.
Can you make an appointment to inspect the premises
with me as soon after your return as possible ? Awaiting further
SAMUEL INSULL.
44 WAZ,It STREET,
New YorkJlv.X8.ahSA: 29t, h . .
A. 0. Tate Es-i. ,
Eais on's Laboratory , Orange .
New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-
I 1'iave your favor of the 27th, and return you
herewith Mr. Dyer's letter.
I think it would be a big mistake for Mr. Edison to make any
exhibit whatever at Edinburgh. He has made a tremendous show at
Paris, at a very great expense, and all the credit that can be at¬
tached to such a thing, he has gotten. He could not obtain any
further recognition by any exhibit at Edinburgh, neither would it be
of any business assistance to us. Furthermore, inasmuch as the
exhibit tli ere would be nothing as compared with tlio Paris exhibit,
comparisons would be made to the actual injury of Mr. Edison and his
business .
I would very much like you to show him this letter when he
reads Mr. Dyer ' s.
Ene.
[ENCLOSURE]
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EUROPEAN AGENT
AMERICAN
EDISON FACTORIES
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DYER (Anvers).
EDISON LAMP COMPANY
Small Battery Edison Lamps, Surgical
THE EDISON MACHINE WORKS
Electric Light and Telegraph Dynamos,
Distribution,
ital Strips mark*
Edison Phonographs,
American Switches, Cut Outs, Sockets,
Glass Fusible Safety Plugs,
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STANDARD THERMOMETER C»
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Dear Sir : The substance of the following letter
has been discussed with other members of the several
committees on the World’s Fair in New York, with many
representative engineers and architects, and with numer¬
ous intelligent visitors to Paris during the past Summer.
Every one thus consulted, without exception, has expressed
concurrence in the views presented by the letter, the only
doubt being as to the expediency of discussing the mat¬
ter at the present time.
The primary questions relating to the great project
must be determined by Congress, and are now about to
come before it for discussion. Time is one of these, and
the arguments concerning it apply irrespective of locality.
If these views commend themselves to your judgment it
is hoped that you will give such expression to them as
will tend to promote the object which is sought.
Respectfully,
HENRY R. TOWNE.
Hon. Hugh y. Grant: Chairman of Committee on International
Exhibition, Hem J'ork.
Dear Sir: — In an address delivered November 19th be¬
fore the American Society op Mechanical Engineers, I sug¬
gested the expediency of securing more time for the work of
preparation for the proposed International Exhibition. So
much publicity has been given to that suggestion, and it has
been so generally misstated, that I am prompted to repeat it
in its complete and correct form, and to thus submit it to the
consideration of those who have the welfare of that great
National project at heart, and who are concerned that it
should be in all respects worthy of the Nation and of the
event which it is to commemorate, and that, therefore, it
should fully represent the best that we, as a people, are cap¬
able of doing.
My suggestion is this: that we would needlessly antici¬
pate the anniversary of the great discovery by Columbus by a
celebration commencing in May, 1832, more than five months
before the proper date, and that it will be better and more
fitting to commemorate that event upon its precise anniver¬
sary, October 12th, 1892, by the unveiling or dedication then
»of_the.Dermanent,memoriaLtoTthe.eTeaUliscover-.nresumnbjv_
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COMPILED BY
CLARENCE CUNINGHAM.
1889. Exhibitions - Paris Exposition (D-89-46)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
Edison s exhibit at the Paris Universal Exposition. Also included are letters
relating to disagreements between Edison’s agents, William J. Hammer and
George E. Gouraud. Related items regarding the contract for electric lighting
at the Exposition can be found in the Miscellaneous Legal Series.
Approximately 90 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine
correspondence pertaining to shipping arrangements for exhibition items; letters
of transmittal; duplicate copies of selected documents.
EDISON’S PHONOGRAPH CO-
teon fioii^e “8,” Noi'tliuinbeflkiicl Svenue, H.W.
Referring to your letter In regard to the Parle Exhibition
1 verl1 Phased t° reoeiye the inf ormatiicn that it contains and think you are
'tuirate in your choice of a representative. whose efficiency fc dte^-fully de-
the westbeh um©3sr HUBoam seiiFAif.
T.A.Edison Esqr.
Orange
Dear Sir,
Your letter of January 11th. concerning the Paris Exhi¬
bition will have crossed mine to you answering your former iajt'er
in this connection. Your letter at present under, repi^proposes
that I shall share equally with yourself, the expenses 'of exhibiting
the Phonograph on that occasion, and you ask me for any suggestions
I may have to make in connection with this proposed exhibition.
I have no objection to sharing expenses directly attendant upon the
exhibition of the Phonograph, and presume you will consider it to
your advantage as I do to my own, that in that case, I should have
control of that expenditure. I presume that whatever is done with
the Phonograph on that occasion will also be under.my “direction, as
it will not answer to have anyone acting in Paris ^connection with
the Phonograph independently of myself; this view I presume is only
anticipating your own, but I mention it to you in order to show that
I am carefully considering all the aspects of any suggestion you
may be good enough to make to me.
1 cordially sympathise with the plan of having the Phono¬
graph a part of your general exhibit under such circumstances, es¬
pecially, as it will be the attraotion/and an Edison exhibit without
the Phonograph ( would be, obviously, the play of Hamlet without Hamlet.
As regards the suggestions you invite concerning this
exhibit! on, I am so completely ignorant of everything appertaining
to the exhibition in general that X do not feel competent to make
any, but when I go to Paris, which will be soon, I shall, of course,
be further informed and will then be able to consider your request
and will write you. further.
The only things I have already thought of X might mention
here; First, to have constant Phonogramio communications passing
between London and Paris arriving from London at the exhibition fcy
every mail, so that people could see the actual Phonogram mails
coming in, opened, and hear them. 1 should employ someone here and
there to do nothing else but attend to these communications. I
should endeavour to get distinguished people to send messages from
either end to friends at the opposite end and send a postcard inti¬
mation by the same mail informing them of the faot^that on oalling
at a place which shall be indicated -- possibly tlie offices' of the
Company, which are now settled in Edison House, Northumberland
Avenue,-- where they could be interpreted, or rather listened to.
This would be a great card, showing most forcibly the enormous
practical value the new and coming system of communication has.
Seconds If your portable Phonograph is ready by that
time, I should have mounted tricycle messengers in uniform flying
all over Paris as well as London delivering these communications
and interpreting them. This Would be the finest card conceivable
worth thousands as an advertisement and do more towards a spfey de¬
velopment of the practical phase of the Phonograph than can be
imagined. I have practically settled upon the form of tricycle
and it would carry a mast bearing a little tin pennon, on which
would be written the words "Phonogram Express"
■"rr-.i'w.i'p i,.™™.™ farth9r sugge stions that ocour to me I shall be
pledsed' to0 cdmi tunicate to you
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Faithfully Yours,
.Kfpfrfflro , .Q.E.gouraud. jTt
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i'S DICTATION
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New York, Jan. 31, 1889.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Llewelyn Park, N. J.
Bear Sir:-
This Commission is in receipt of an application for al¬
lotment of space for Edison's Electric Pen. The application is
made by John William Godfray, .78 rue de Richelieu, Paris, Prance.
I bri nr, this matter to your attention for the purpose of ascertain^
ing v/hethor you will make an exhibit of your Electric Pen, or if
you will approve of the .exhibit made by Mr. Godfray.
Asst. Com. -General.
PctsKs* fv .
Referring to oui- telegram of even date, elsewhere
confirmed, with relation to material for the Paris Exposition, we
beg to say that we have been endeavoring for the past four or five
days to obtain full shipping instructions from Mr. Hammer, but
without success.
We this morning received- 60 Shipping Tickets for use in con¬
nection v/ith this shipment. Three of these tickets have to be
tacked on each case, and the number we have received would there¬
fore be sufficient for but 20 cases, vfhereas wo have 35 cases all
ready to go forward. We have figured up approximately and find
that we will requiro 144 tickets, but for safety 150 should be sent
us. We do not mean 150 additional, but 150 less the GO xtawns
referred to above.
The Invoices state at the bottom that the exhibitors name must
be written thereon, and we have taken the liberty of signing it in
order that no delay will occur in the first • consigrsnent , which goes
forvmrd to-day. We have never been informed as to whether these
EDISON MACHINE WORKS.
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Invoices should {jo to you Tor signature or not.
Mr. Ilemmcr has sent us numbers from 1G to 40 inclusive to be
placed on each case, stating that he would send us a further lot o
numbers later on, but these have not yet come to hand. We have
the re for eus eel our best discretion and continued numbering them,
placing before each number the letters "E.M.W". If we are to get
this material on board the Steamer by the 15th. of February, we
shall have to have full instructions as to exactly how we are to
proceed at once. Will you kindly turn this letter over to Mr.
Hammer, with whatever comnents yon may think proper in the prcmi3
(fi d SZ&uA'
THE WESTERS! UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY,,
T. A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, n.j.
Dear Sir:-
The French Govt are preparing tor the Paris Univer¬
sal Exhibition an exhibit, whloh Is called the "Exhibition of
the history or retrospective work and ot anthropological
sciences." This exhibition embraces all. original inventions
and is under the dlreotlon ot the Conservatory of Arts and
Metiers ot France. Col. laussedat the Director ot the Con-
‘r you 11 you would Kindly . loan ■
for this exhibition one of your first “Phonographs.” col.
laussedat adds that although a young man your fecondlty
in inventions is such that you may justly be called not only
a father but an ancestor of science, and he desires that you
should have a place In the. “Palace consecrated to the history
of work."
If you will Kindly favor me with an early reply,
I will have the Director address you his request officially.
Yours very truly,
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The “Thorne” Machine comprises a dis¬
tributing ns well as a setting mechanism, either
of which may bo operated independently or
a few shillings.
Composes with the almost ccltrily and at
Through tile courtesy of Messrs. Allen,
Scott and. Co., 30, Bouverie Street, London,
E.C., the presentation of this card will obtain
an inspection of their “Thorne" Machines in
practical operation.
TYPE SETTING SYNDICATE, LIMITED,
Hugh Hamilton,
Managing Director,
z, Copthall Buildings,
Angel Court, London, E.C.
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Dear Sir,
It is our intention to publish in the "Revue de 1 'Exposi¬
tion Universal" a work that will appear weekly during the period
of the Paris Exhibition and will eventually form a volume of last¬
ing interest both from a literary and artistic point of view - a
series of. articles upon -the great- intellectual . and- scientific -move¬
ments of the century. Among eminent men who have already promised
contribution are M. Pasteur, — on his discoveries; M.Alfexandre
Dumas — on the present condition of the stage; M. Jules Simon —on
progress; M. Ernest Renan — on the philosophy of the century; M.
Theodore de Banville; — on the' poets of the century; and M. Eiffel
— on iron structures.
We feel that such a series of articles would not be complete
if the subject of the development of electrical science and its
application during the present century wore omitted. We therefore
venture to address ourselves to you, as the highest. authority on
the triumphs already achieved by electricity and its potentialities
as yet undeveloped in relation to modern life, and beg that you
will do us the honor of being allowed to include your name with
those of our other contributors.
If an article dealing with the subject of electrical science
would impose too severe a tax upon your leisure, it would give us
much pleasure to publish any autobiographical sketch with which
you might be so kind as to favor us.
We, Sir,
Faithfully yours,
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T. A. Edison Esq.,
Dear Slrl-
Please accept ray thanks for your kind
letter of the 28th ulto contents of which I
have cabled to^Col. Laussedat.
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TELEPHONE NO, 042 JOHN
225 PEARL STREET
W^lhi'do.n\hodM’fjj Co.
PLATT STREET.
March_6 th 188 9 .
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Thos. A. Edison, Esq.,
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"Paris Exposition, "
Orange, n. J.
Dear Sir:- j /UC >. y
Regwaing the M> belt which we are to furnish you r„r
use at the Paris Exposition, would inquire over what site dyn.no pul.
ley it is to rua, so that we nay determine upon the best Had or belt -
to send you. Mr. p. H. Underwood the President of The Underwood Mfg.
C., who intends to be in Paris to superintend the putting on of the
belts wishes to know if the length, i.e. 75 feet of 18- given in yours
of 27th wit.. is a very fair approxination of its length, as he wishes
to send enough, and still does not wish to have a piece of a few feet
cut off when it arrives in Paris. He also wishes to know if you are
to send wen from this country to put up the naohinery l„ Paris, and if
so, when they will leave herej and further, if there is any special
rate that can be secured for an excursion ticket.
Awaiting your early reply, I remain,
Very truly yours.
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AVKNUKnKLAUOUJlDOSSAIS. UNITED STATES COMMISSION TO THE PARIS EXPOSITION OF 1880.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N, J,
Dear Sir:-
In reply to your inquiry of the 8th inst., the bill for
trucking should be paid direct to C. J, Ohallar & C0,, 160 Pulton
St., New York. In this connection I would add that bills for truck¬
ing of previous Exposition goods have been sent to Messrs. Berg¬
man & Co.; The Edison Lamp Co.; Edison Machine Works, Sohneetady;
and to the various points where the goods in each instance origi¬
nated. Should these have been sent direot to you*
Asst. Com. -General.
Referring to yours of the 8th inst.f case No. 270 went
forward by the steamship "Germanic", which was an error in so far
that the ease has gone to Liverpool and not to Havre, and there¬
fore Mr. Hammer if in Paris should look it up, and not expect to
find it with other consignments of your goods through this Ootanis-
sion. This is the only cas? which has not been shipped "through
this Comnission, and the purpose of our letteb to you was t^at you
might be advised where to look for this case, as you would proba¬
bly hold this Commission responsible for its delivery.
Yours truly,
. . . . . . . , Asst., Com.-General.
UNITED STATES COMMISSION
PARIS UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION OF 1889.
WILLIAM B. FRANKLIN, SOMERVILLE P. TUCI
RECEIPT.
New York, N. Y.,_
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packages containing articles tor exhibition at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889,
at Paris.
From... . /■<?■ . . j ^o. . . ±J
on which the following charges are due by the exhibitor above named.
Transportation .
Terminal . . .
Total _
Exhibit No . /.yV
Condition..
For the Oommissioner-Qenernl,
U7 AyjiNtlE itn I, a ttOUJtUUSHAIS. UNITED STATES COMMISSION TO THE PARIS EXPOSITION OF II
Wew Yovk* 23, 1889.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir: —
Messrs, c. J. Challar £ Co. hare brought to our atten¬
tion a statement of account of cartage on your exhibit. No. 144,
which account is herewith enclosed for your inspection. It *»-
pears that these individual bills and receipts for each shipment
have been forwarded in some instances to the Labratory, Orange,
the Edison Machine Worts, Schenectady, N. Y. , the Edison Limp Co.,
Harrison, N. J., to Messrs. Bergnan « Co., end various other points
where your cases of exhibits have originated.
y°° Please see that this statement is put in the
proper channel Tor the payment of the’ bill.
Yours truly.
Aw Cr
“PHONOGRAPH, LONDON "
EDISON’S PHONOGRAPH C0„
Gdison F?ouse “B,” Ro^jhhumbbrland Avenue,
LONDON, 20th Mareh1fiBQ
EDISON LAMP CO., ^
9(. . Ap.r il_ 3rd, _ /ggg
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Private Secretary,
laboratory of T. A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
I enclose letter from Mr. Hammer which you will kindly
return to me. Mr. Hammer is instructed to report regularly and
fully to me. His address at present is, care of the Edison Co.
Paris. You will note that he will obtain a telegraphic address
which he will send to me by next mail. I will have any letters
I receive from him forwarded for your perusal. I desire that
you call Mr. Edison’s attention to the letter enclosed.
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" PHONOQRApfij LOf^DON." No
{y(h> ^BISON’S PHONOGRAPH CO.,
B,” riO^JHHUMBBRLAND flVENUE,
LONDON, 2nd AprU#1889.
J. Hammer ESqr,
Qrand Hotel.,
Dear Slrr-
favorable reply to my tele-
y use ;*Phonograph London*
Thanks for your. prompt ai
gram,- In telegraphing again you need (
or if cabling me 8unday;*6ouraud . Norwood*.
1 aupposeby what you'say about arranging for a Phono¬
graph Temple In the Exhibition, that you. mean you have got consent to
make, a charge for .hearing the phonograph somewhere within the Exhibitloi
grounds. -Is this so? othertlse .1 am of the opinion. In whloh you se<
to oolnolde with me, that it mould be better to have the work of the
Phonograph -lectures, loud & low reoordAeto - for the general publio,
at some other place than In the exhibition Itself, . because we would thereby
not only reduoe, but Indeed entirely eliminate the question of expenses
for Mr Edison and myself to bear, as regards the Phonograph exhibition,
and would besides hav« a large surplus to the balance; In which latter . I
should be happy to give you a substantial Interest for your personal
supervision of It, If you iwould undertake lt._
.1 have been told that the rules laid down prohibit
any charge for any. purpose within the Exhibition grounds proper,' but
whether that be so or not, if you make a dErong representation of the
■ case to the Authorities they .will no doubt grant you the exhibition
rather than have. such an attraction as that taken away from the Exhibitloi
grounds! so I am sure, unless you. haw*. already. done so. It will only be
necessary for you to take a strong stand. of either .having .-it -in the Ex¬
hibition with the right to charge for admission, -or .have . -it outside where
we would be perfectly free. You will of course make it clear that
there will be phonographs In the Edison exhibit, aud one Phonograph as
we agreed, should there be available to dls tlngulehed persons, ■SSf'the
public Interest is so great In this question, and they are so ready to
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pay for the privilege of hearing it in proper circumstances, that it would be
sheer folly for us to add any expenses in that conneotlon; especially so in
my case personally^as flor my purposes it is pot necessary for ms to pay out
any money beyond the very large expenaes already incurred in bringing the thing
before the public as I have. m i _ ' .
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tmireitsal WxhihUim, flam, 1889,
UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
SJWI-CMRNOT, President of the Republic,
Editor L. DANEL, PARIS and LILLE, FRANCE.
Sole : BEIRGHEilEe Sc O
60 Boulevard Haussmann, PARIS.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
draw y°l,r attention to the fact, that the OFFICIAL CATALOGUE is by far the most
fgj» important medium for Manufacturers wishing to make known their Products, not only in
f European Markets, but in Japan, China, Australia, and all other Countries exhibiting
KATES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS.
ONE PAGE," ; t — . -7 - . - $200.00
HALF “ . . 125.00
QUARTER PAGE, .... 75.00
THE OFFICIAL GENERAL CATALOGUE — Eight Volumes — Extra large 8vo : price 60
cents each. Each volume represents one “ Group,” as per next page. These are divided in
" Sectional Catalogues,” which will be sold at 20 cents each, but every advertisement appearing
in any volume will be reproduced in every Sectional Catalogue of that group, thus giving an
immense publicity.
This Official Publication Is issued by authority of the Administration, and
is the only Catalogue permitted for sale throughout the Exposition. It will con¬
tain the names of Exhibitors from all Nations, of which 53,000 are already
entered, and will also be used Officially by the Juries of Awards.
B. --Provision to grant this exclusive Sale of the Catalogue is formally
made in the Bill of 8ale issued by the Minister of Commerce, by Article XVI,
Paragraph II.
ALFRED MORI,
H. FITZ-HATTON,
A.T 2STEW YORK, 680 BROADWAY.
TURN OVER.
PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION, 1889.
MOi MTOjttAli iWUOTl
IN EIGHT UDLUMES.
Volume I. -Croup l.-Works of Art.
Section 1. Oil l'minlngs.
" 3. Various Paintings ami Drawings,
" U. Sculpture anil Medal Engraving. '
Higher . Instruction.
. Printing and Hooks.
. Stationer)’, Hookbinding, Painting an
. tSeneral Application of the Arts of Dra\rin|
and Modelling.
Photographs and Photographic Apparatus.
. Instruments of Precision.
. Maps, and Geographical and Cosmographies!
Apparatus. Topography.
Volume 3.. Croup III.— Furniture and Accessories.
. Carpets, Tapestry and otl
. Paper Hangings.
Volume 4.— Croup IV.-Textile Fabrics, Clothing and Accessories.
. Shawls, Lace, Net, Embroidery and Trimmings.
, Hosiery’ and Underclothing; Accessories of
Clothing.
Travelling Apparatus ami Camp Equipage. .
e 6. Croup V.-Minfng Industries, Raw and Manufactured Products.
1. Products of Mining and Metallurgy.
. Products of the Cultivation of Forests and
the Trades appertaining thereto.
. Products of Hunting, Shooting, Fishing at
Spontaneous Products ; Machines and I
struments connected therewith.
I. Agricultural Products not used for Food.
. Chemical Processes for Uleurhlng, Dyeing,
Printing and Dressing.
, Leather and Skins.
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. Apparatus and Processes of the Ar
and Metallurgy.
Implements and Processes used in
tlon of Fields and Forests.
1. Apparatus used In Chemistry, Pharmacy at
!. Machines and Apparatus in general.
I. Machine Tools. I
I. Apparatus and Processes used in Spinning nr
Rope Making.
;. Apparatus anti Processes used in Weaving.
• Apparatus and Processes for Sewing anil ft
making up Clothing.
DivelHngs. 1 *Wl °bJ“,S f0r
us. Apparatus and Processes used In Paper-making,
Ca,[|aS“c ‘“"S. Wheelwrights’ Work,
APPuWlc WolPrdTc1d,emureEnEi,,"ri",;'
IH. Hygiene and Sanitation.
IB. Apparatus for Navigation and Life Saving.
00. Materials and Apparatus for Military purposes.
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Paris Universal Exfufcition, 4889.
ORDER FORM FOR THE " OFFICIAL CATALOGUE.”
To Messrs. BERGER & CO., 50 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris,
Please reserve in the «< Paris Exhibition Official Catalogue _ ...........page
for insertion of our Advertisement in the Volume Number. _
for the sum ofm _ '
r . - — — - - - - - — : — — ...I'.. _ Dollars
W,lUk~ - —agreC tA. ** 0,1 Presentation of proof of the Advertisement to the "
order of Messrs. J. MUNROE & CO., 32 Nassau Street, New York, for account
and to credit of Messrs. BERGER & GO, and will supply matter within 14 days from
//its date. ; J
TO EXHIBITORS— IMPORTANT.
Messrs. MORI & FITZ-HATTON will be pleased to give Exhibitors any
information of whatever nature they may require respecting the Exhibition,
and to receive their communications at this address : 680 Broadway, N. Y.
PARIS UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL E
1889
GENERAL OFFICIAL CATALOGUE
a § 1 L" B-A-NEL, Official Printer & Publisher. — LILLE !
| L‘ BERGER & C“, Sole Contractors tor Advertisement^.
■3 i 50, Boulovard Ilaussmann, PARIS 1
2 is ■ ;
1 1 1 ' ADVERTISEMENT ORDER FORM j
Piectsa reserve in the “ Paris Exhibition official Catalogue; V
- page for insertion of - advertisement to appear in
Uw volume of Groupe gng in dilutions and editions -of
£ . . which ... . - agree to pay on presentation
of pt-oof of the advertisement. j *
. i**' ~ f-11 Pay“onts are to be made to tie order of Messrs J. Munroe
& 0 , Bankers for account & to the credit of Messrs L. Berger & 0*. sble
Contractors for advertisements in the .General official Catalogue.
PRICE OF ADVERTISEMENTS
135
75
P. T. 0.
THOMAS A. EDISON, Pu
EDISON LAMP CO.,
f(. /, — mkU _uih,_«a
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Laboratory,
Orange, n. J
Dear Sir:-
The following is a quotation from letter received us
from Mr. Hammer
"Please ask Mr. Edison whether the artist who was painting
"the oil portrait of him has the same finished, if 30 it
"should be sent off at once. We certainly should have a
"good picture of Mr. Edison here".
Yours very trulv,
EDISON LAMP 00.
By
Treasurer.
UNITED STATES COMMISSION
PARIS UNIVERSAL EXPOS IT-IO, INI OF 1889;
1TKONIPT,
New Yores, N. ^^2jggg ^
.
'-. the Paris Universal Imposition of 1889,
. exhibitor.
on which the following charges are duo by the exhibitor nbovo n/n
Transportation .
Terminal . — '
Exhibit No,...
Condition .
total .
Fcmtlie Commissioner-General,
(J2 i
JU 'C-C^C-' i&'C
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• .JC^L *^1 ■ uc..,4.-o-k _ (V . >0
tL,C^>
■—-<£? ■ Csts(sCs{/
,A*P:
%cU-V-L,.'O^C‘ \_s.
c>
EDISON LAMP CO.,
3U
A. 0. Tate, Esq., Private Secretary,
laboratory,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
Your letter of May 2nd enclosing letter from Armstrong
Knauer & Co. Regarding advertising in the catalogue of the
Paris Exposition, we have forwarded your letter and letter of
A, X & Co. to Mr. Hammer. We think that if Mr. Edison advertises
it should be simply giving the address of the New York Company and
the advertisement should be in the name of the New York Company, or
of Mr. Dyer as agent for the sale of American apparatus, we
enclose copy of our letter to A.K & Co.
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP 00.
By t 'y^tn^u^o ?{ ■
Treasurer .
[ENCLOSURE]
Harrison, N.J. May 3rd, 1889,
Armstrong, Knauer & Co.,
822 & 824 Broadway, New York City.
Bear Sirs:-
Mr. Tate has referred your letter of April 29th to us
regarding advertising in the Official Catalogue for the Paris
Exposition. Mr. Edison personally considers that his exhibition
is a scientific one rcpeesenting Ms life work. As it is of such •
varied character and representing so many companies, he does not
think that he personally can advertise. Mr. Edison's agent for
Europe is Mr. P. S. Dyer, 43 Rue Osy, Antwerp, Belgium. Mr. Dyer
may see fit to give you a page advertisement rather than have the
Official Catalogue go without proper notice.
Yours very truly, .
EDISON DAMP CO.
By
Treasurer.
"PHONOGRAPH. LONDON."
EDISON'S PHONOGRAPH C0„
GdISON I^OUSB “ B,” riO^iPHLlMBBI^DAND pVENUE,
LONDON,
w.c. 4th May 1889. . /.
My dear Edison,
As regards your letter of 20th April, the apparent
.discrepancy between the paragraph you quo^?^o<%I&^H^ier, of 2nd April
and th«.t which you quote from my letter to yourself of 26th March, *«is
explained as follows:- My arrangement with you as to ihRxsxprasBx a
division of the expenses of the Pa;ris exhibit of the Phonograph was per
-fectly well known to Mr Hammer, because I read to him in this office at
the ^entire correspondence between yourself and myself on that point.
The large surpj^suggested in my letter to, Mr Hammer - Swp^which I
proposed to give him “substantial interest" for his personal supervis-
— ion — referred solely to the probable surplus of receipts over expen—
-ses tha.t would result directly and exclusively from the proposed
lectures and exhibitions, all of which I had in mind as keeping entire
-ly separate from the general expenses incidental to the exhibition
at the Exposition, or any other expenses connected with the introduc-
-tion of the Phonograph iii Paris. I referred to it in the specific
way I did, so that Mr Hammer would understand that if that course were!
adpptdd, and he could give it his personal supervision and without
prejudice to his other duties at the Exposition the “substant^fc,;. inter
~est“ referred to would be from the net receipts of that of which he
should have charge, and for which “personal supervision* I would obvio
-usly have to pay somebod^else. The opinion expressed in my letter ,
to Mr Hammer that there *wttbe a large surplus from this, I certain-!
-ly meant, and bolived would be the case considered only from the poinj
of vaew that against the receipts from such an exhibition of the Phono
-graph there would be elfrged to it only the expenses directly pertain-
-ing to it, and the words in the same paragraph "entirely eliminate
the question of expenses from Mr Edison and myself" meant exactly
h it says, that if that plan were adopted I should have out of thh
same receipts first paid the expenses - not only mine, but yours -
which might be incurred from the exhibition of the Phonograph, in the
Exposition, and in my conversation with Mr Hammer before he left T,on-
-don for Paris and before I wrote the letter in questional made it
perfectly clear to him that the suggestion of the lectures and exhibi¬
tion outside should not necessarily be to the total exclusion of the
exhibition of the Phonograph inside, in your general exhibit as I
already agreed with you shovld^thj^ase. The apparent cnnflict in^&n
intentions upon this point ^suggested by *e words you underline
in my letter to yxraxw « Mr Harrier, d^thTWds you underline in my <
letter to yourself 4® explained by my having on the 26th March written
to you under the idea that, as ^/should ta*e the risk of this exhibit :
I should take any profits that might result therefrom.
I had on the 2nd April come to the conclusion that although I took the
risk of the outside lectures and exhibitions, if profits should result
therefrom, it would be only fair to apply these profits first to the :
reduction, or total elimination of bur share of the expenses 0f the
Phonograph exhibitjnside the Exposition, and before counting anting I
as profits to myself in the outside exhibition, the whole of the ex- 1
-penses - your share and mine - inside the .Exposition, should first' he!
cancelled. 1 hope you will see that this is a perfectly straightforward
explanation, and the apparent descropancy is on the face of it, if you i
will think of it, utterly inconceivable, unless I have lost all sense 1
of honor, and conroon sense, as well, of having written you something I 1
with the intention. to decfdve, almost at the same time of my writing J
your confidential. representative in Paris witll „ + , M
fans, with a perfect knowledge. 4
that anything -X wrote to him mast be the same as writing anything to
yourself. Still wishing to take no undue offence, and being far from
angry with you, I not only do not blame you for asking my explanation
in this connection, but I am grateful to you for enabling me at once
to correct a wro ng impression, under which I should be very sorry to
rest, and must have rested in ignorance had you not informed me as you
■ have.
However you may have understood my intentions with regard to the
outside exhibition of the Phonograph, or even of its exhibition within
the Exposition, because although you did not mention it , I did contem-^
-plate - and may have written the same to Mr Hammer - that arrangements
might be made within the Exposition limits for an exhibition of the
Phonograph, and lectures upon it to be paid for, in ignorance of the
fact that no payments were to be allowed of any kind whatever within
the Exposition grounds. It was equally my intention - and only my inten¬
sion in connection with the proposed exhibit outside - to have it
done by competent lecturers in various languages, and this X still
think should bo done in Paris, notwithstanding your opinion to the con-
-trary, but of course I do not insist on this against your wishes.
I cannot refrain from one' general observation in connection with your
extreme sensitiveness upon this subject of exhibitions of the Phono-
-graph as I proposed; ' with all the dignity that comes of lectures upon
the scientific principles, as well as exhibitions of the practical
uses and demonstrations of the same, that on the occasion of the intro-
-duction into Europe of your first Phonograph, which occured by' singul
-ar coincidence at the time of the previous International Exposition
in Paris, that the Phonograph' throughout that Exhibition was open to :
the public all day long, and all the evening, for ^re I /^admission/
only to hear a few words,. and discordant metallic tones in reproductioj
of a Cornet. I am told that as mush as' 160, 000 Francs profit was made
on that exhibition, and I suppose, or rather had supposed, that it was
done with your knowledge and approval. Indeed upon this whole question
I have been more sensitive that I had reason for supposing you were
yourself. I mention this not to alter your present views, but- to make
as clear as possible to you the whole subject as it presents itself
to me.
I am reminded by all this correspondence of a remark -fRat Mr
Hammer made to me while here to -the effect - in answer to my enquiries
re the Gilliland, Tomlinson episode, in connection with which other
names of old associates of yours were mentioned with doubt and suspis*?
- that you had said you did not know who you could trust any longer, *
and this I fancy affords a large measure of both explanation and excus.
for the state of mind under which both your letters of I2th, and 20th
April were written. You have my sincereest sympathies for the rude
shock you have received in the connection referred to, and I beg you to
put your mind at ease arid -not anticipate an extension of the experien¬
ces in question, so as to include myself. If no other motives or
principles existed for your protection in my case I can only assure
you that the value I attach to my long and intimate association and
identification with you, and my respect and affection for you wil\ of
themselves constitute all the security you will ever need,, and4n say- I
-ing good bye to you at this time I will beg you to do in the future
as you have done in this case, so far as promptly asking for any explai
-nation j
-nation which in circumstances of either fact, rumour or fe.ar , and
any desire on your part as to what I should do where your name and
your fortunes alike - so far as the Phonograph is concerned - are in¬
volved, I should like yo\i always to write me .and- ©«** spare me con-
-demnation, criticism, suspicion, or even doubt upon any point whatevei
without first hearing what I have to say, and I shall rely upon one
principal, Bhich I» have invariably done in the past,- and will equally
continue to do in the future vix:- not only to. carry out completely and
entirely the letter, but as well the spittt of my„agreement with you
and even more than this vix:- to consult alike your preferences and
your prejudices to the utmost of my power, ev<m where they might ex¬
pend beyond my obligations, and duties to you, and even my rights.
Yours faithfully.
G. ,E. GOURAUD. w.
P.S. i
You telegram and letter expressing xhxpxxxh a desire to pay the
whole of the Paris expenses in order to control the exhibit, are re¬
ceived. You have no doubt instructed Mr Hammer accordingly, as I have;
also. I raise no objection- whatever, since you prefer it, but 1 am bo,ui
to say that such a course was not necessary in order to secure what Joi
desired.
Mr Hammer will no doubt explain to you that I succeeded in obtain
-ing for the Phonograph a suitable place at the very front door of the
American Industrial section, a pavilion in which the ' Phonograph dan
be placed for the use of special people to whom it will bo desired to
show it under the best of circumstances, and also where it may be done
in
in a separate compartment, to the general public, if it is found im-
-possible to exhibit it properly in the Machinery Gallery. That it
will be impossible to exhibit it without possible ruin to it in that
place I have no doubt whatever - an opinion shared by everyone connec-
-ted with lkhe Exposition. It is a glass house of enermous size, full
of enormous machinery, which will be constantly, in motion, with an
elevated railway overhead, and all kinds ^of machinery in motion in close
proximity, and I have no hesitation in saying that the Phonograph from
a business point of view, would be ruined if it had been left to be
exhibited in that plac^only. Everyone I met who knew it was to be
exhibited there expressed surprise that it should be so. Mr Hammer
equally felt that a better position for the Phonograph should be found
in the American Industrial section, but his request for space was .
refused unless he surrendered an equal** amount of space at the genera]
exhibit. This difficulty I overcame through the intervention of Berger
and no doubt Mr Hammer -jf who. was a?, anxious to get this consession
as I was - will inform you correetly as to the facts of the case, and
not allow you to reproach me in the future for trying to influence
him, or taking steps fqr getting space elsewhere than with your genera]
exhibit, and thus going against your wishes in the matter. Phonographs;
will bo in the general Edison ehhibit also, so that the exhibition of
your inventions will be complete, though the Phonographs will be only
shown in operation there to the extent to which Mr Hammer's judgement
deems desirable. But in order not to the Phonograph exhibit -
to whatever extent it may be carried on in the Industrial section - -
detract from the importance or attractiveness of the Edison exhibit asj
a whole; no one will be allowed to see the Phonograph in operation '
in the Industrial section without first going to the Edison exhibit
and there— obtaiiri-n/y-n _r. ■ - - ■ . .... ........ _ j
and there obtaining a tmcket of ^admission to the Industrial section,
without paymenjs of course. •#
The place I had secured in the Industrial section had been reserevd
for the Graphophone. It is a perfectly quiet place, and being right
at the main entrance from the Passage of Nations to the American In¬
dustrial section, and in the midst of the Electrical section, the
Graphophone would have had a prominence and importance given to it
by that position most objectionable. It is in consequence of my arrange
-ments relegated to an inferior position, such as it deserves.
I sincerely trust that you will agree with all your friends upon this
point, and appreciate the services I have done in overcoming obstacles
which Mr Hammer - with all his ability - was unable to cope with, and
which took me nearly all my time every day for 10 days to accomplish.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
X*.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Laboratory,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
.• v/e se»d an extract from letter ofMr. Hammer dated
Apr. 26th, a. .memorandum of material wanted at once from the
Laboratory, as follows:-
v Di ckson ' s Photo graphs ;
-< Autograph Telegraph;
. Direct Current Transformer ; s.
Multopolar Dynamo (new) ;
Special Cylinder Records, especially Mr. Edi;
Megaphone Tubes.
yfe slUr'. m r
ion's talking
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP CO,.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
Enclosed Is letter which vie received from Mr. Hammer
dated "Paris Apr. 30th, also copy of our answer to same. Kindly
verify the part in our letter that refers to our telephonic
conversation this morning.
Yours very truly,
Treasurer,
[ENCLOSURE]
7b„r' of April BOt* to hand.
• the fact of '>o'.v -r.iotv
' ' ''"-1 win 34
1 have reportc.i to
progress have
Regarding your arrangements with the French Edison (Tempi, ivg
'jh mentioned in my letter of May oth, any arrangements that you
mikn with the French Edison (Jo. will of course bo subject to the
approval of Mr. Dyer. So far as X know there is no reason why
the arrangement a proposed is not thoroughly a proper ono. I have
jurt communicated with Mr. Edison by telephone and ho nays, he
eccs no objection to your lotting the French Oo. hove the use of
’tvm phonographs, provided thefe is no oharge for admission made by
the French Company. Mo also directs that whatever is done should
lie' absolutely under your direction.
Regarding the signs the' French Edison Co. push to put up, end
having o man to represent them in your space, this is something
that you should have Mr. Dyer's approval of, os he is more directly
obngornod. Considering the relations that exist between the
l.-lison Co. and this company, I sec no reason why Mr pyor should
not approve of having the French Co’s name appear on signs ouch as
vou mention. Yours very truly,
LA HOVltDOKKAIS. UNITED STATES COMMISSION TO THE PARIS EXPOSITION OF 1880.
Addrettt,, WILLIAM B. FRANKLIN, 80MERVILLK P. TUOK,
« UtrirJSJMAL," Comml»*loner-e«n»r«l. AMlltairt CommlMlonor-Cono
' WABHINOTON BUILDING. No. I BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N, Y.
New York j May 13, 1889.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-
. beg to call your attention ■
i bill rendered jrou <
April 19th for S38. oo, extra loading charges on heavy cases of
your exhibit by the Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. I would re¬
spectfully request your early attention to a settlement or this
account that I may be able to close the business of this office.
If you do not understand this charge^Jrcri’urther ex¬
plain it to you, I would request that you send a check to the or¬
der of Haughwout Howe, United States Despatch Agent,
Yours truly,
By direction of the Commissioner-General,
U. S. Despatch Agent.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
. May_...38_th., . . /gg 9
Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
U j £ V -
Enclosed is copy of letter received from w. J. Hamner
regarding the opening of the Exposition at Paris.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
By
u c i' r/.tx
Z .S'
<L. y
[ENCLOSURE]
Paris, May 13th, 1889.
Francis R. Upton, Esq.,
Treas. & Gen'l Manager, Edison lamp Co.,
Harrison, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
The Exposition has been opened a week and is an assured
success. On the day of the opening (laBt Monday) we were in better
shape than any exhibit in the Machinery Palace, and the only place
the President Carnot and his party stopped in the building was in
front of the Edison Department to examine the "Big lamp", Edison's
bust and picture, and we had two phonographs with loud records
one, singing the "ijiarsellais" and "America" and the other shouting
•Vive Carnot", Vive la France", Viva la Republique", about 250,000
people attended did the illuminations were the finest the world
ever saw, the illustrated papers which you will receive Tfill give
you an excellent idea of the opening ceremonies. I regret very
much the delay in sending me the spectacles and recorders and re¬
producers as a tremendous interest is manifested in the Edison
Phonograph and, I have only one maching to show. I must either
have the new one and new wax or the old one and old wax. I ha ve
cable* a nitnber of times for the parts required but have as yet
received nothing. After rushing the Phonograph building and de¬
partment in the Machinery Palace and the Special Phonograph Tem¬
ple in the U. S. Industrial Section with all possible speed, it
is too bad I have no more machines to show. The building in the
[ENCLOSURE]
Machinery Palace is intended for the reception of distinguished
people for taking piano records and records from eminent . soloists
who come to the Exposition. It will be fitted up handsomely but
cheaply being made of rough boards, in fact it is one building
inside of another and the intervening space filled :with sawdust
to keep out sound and make it cool, this rough boarding covered
with olotji makes a fine Edison headquarters, I have placed one
half of Holzer's case on each side of the entrance and filled the
left with historical telephonic experimental' apparatus and the
right with the Phonographic Apparatus, the walls are covered with
the phonographic and telegraphic diagram, Outcault made and the
whole will be surmounted with some novel^ffect while about the
building will be the tables containing telephonic and phonographic
apparatus & c. I will send you t
ment of <
pxe.tch of the present arrange-
' space in the machinery hall and now enclose a very
Wil1 ShW a feW chaneea from the plans r made
in Amerioa whioh I was compelled to make
by the conditions as they here existed, incidentally i will re¬
mark that the U. S. Commissioner
have been more bother than assist^
anoe to us here and the conpiaints)
of their inefficiency and lack of/
• i
attention are general, however N
they did not get away with us
though they have tried to cut up ^
our space and take some of it
away on various occasions. I have
[ENCLOSURE]
held on to all I had and secured niore in the Industrial section.
We have nearer 9000 feet than 8000 now to constitute the largest
and most important exhibit in the show, ther is certainly not one
attracts the general attention it does and we are not through by
any , means although far ahead of most of the exhibits, the Phono¬
graph Tenple in the Industrial Dept, is 1 shaped and is arranged
as best we could "do with the space we secured, it combines Col.
Gouraud's Hamilton's and my ideas, and will I believe give entire
satisfaction. The parties who wish to hear the Phonograph under
its best conditions or who wish to hear it in their own tongue
must secure a card with Edison's Phonograph, (by which we can re¬
gulate the crowd and at the same time cause the people in our
Industrial Sections to visit the more elaborate Depts. in the
Machinery frail. The doors will eb removed in the day time and be
replace^ by curdairis over each entrance is an American Shield with
the American and other national flags, each operated 7/orks two
phonographs, each section will contain ten to twenty people at a
time, phe section nearest the main facade of the Gallery of Na-
tions is occupied by the American & English Phonograph with Ameri¬
can & English flags over the door, next comes the American and
Erpno*| flags, next the American & Russian, American & Spanish,
and there, are departments for Italian, Horwegian, Swedish, Chinese,
Japanese &c. the building is made principally of glass upon whloh
will be inscriptions in each langtage and over the cornace will be
inscriptions of Edisonts Phonograph, stairs lead to the roof which
is railed in and carries a handsome piano for making records and
[ENCLOSURE]
and here will he placed the loud speaking telephone which will be
connected with the .other section in Machinery Hall, opposite our
aide entrance is the show of the "Taint or Graphophone" as it is
called (Bell ia not in it) their man told me they- were "making
hay while the sun shone" as people would not notice them much wheti
we wers started. t.Vll knock, them out but send me machines. and send
all I .asked for, for I need them and I have great hopes of catch¬
ing that great special prize of 100,000 francs for the best thing
in the Exposition, either and invention or an exhibit. I am using,
every effort to get it on both the entire exhibit and the com¬
plete garner of handling and showing the phonograph together with
its great intrinsic .merit . You will find the latest crowd in
The Machinery Hall about
' exhibits and just wait, a little, the
&igliah eahibitbrs held . meeting la„t ^
Warn.* unanimously to .over „ and Olo„ thelr exhlbUa ^
sway, M .hen I «w through the entire Xpgllsb t Mrl,m
***** «h« »■* Sunday! x ... o„,y „a
t.o English fix,, transacting business or open out of -the hundr.d,
and hundred, „ eahibitors, and the,, „r, I think m the MM,
representatives, the n. «. authoriti.. .m „o, furnish ate.,, «
the state Dept. .rot, fro, Washington to the u. s. Oom. to support
ali steps taken for a proper observance of the d»ricsn sabbath.
I do net believe in Sunday seeking either aa a matter of principle
en policy,, and ,y men having b. a,ek. day and night .in
need the one day rest or they .ill b. thysioslly unable to ado
k and with our elaborate departments it will be one conl4J
[ENCLOSURE]
continuous "hustle”, and I have a good band of hustlers, no man
could ash more, than they have done. I may in this connection
state that the "Pairs Exposition of '78, the Vienna Expo, and the
Expo, last year in Brussells, all saw the American & English sec¬
tions covered on Sunday. Before I close I wish to say, that I
have comnunicatod for sometime with the Paris authorities about the
meter tests and find I can readily arrange to have the special
meters tested at the same time without agreeing to the conditions
dfl the test, I am informed (unofficially by the officials) that
points will be strained as far as Edison is concerned- but it must
be done quietly, and X think I have it all right now' with their
chief man at the Hotel de ViUe) so send on the meter with full
and explicit details which Crosby & X will attejtf to or if Mr.
Edison prefers he can send TIJirt or TOiite over with them, if Ken-
nelly does not come. I will write further on this matter soon,
and will only add that the Paris Municipal Authorities do and ex¬
pect to do very little lighting their idea of "this test not being
to benefit themselves but to benefit the world and foster an im¬
portant industry, this is French. their chief engineer told me
they would let three firms do all the city limiting in all proba¬
bility that they were not in that business awl would probably
never increase their present city plant now that the Edison and
other companies were taking up n&nicipal lighting. It has been
somewhat difficult for me to get as far as I did, but I think it
will now be plain sailing and X will weite soon again on this sub¬
ject. My letter is already too long, and I will postpone my
5.
[ENCLOSURE]
writing of other matters till another letter, please show this
letter to Mr. Edison as he sent me some messages about the meter
tests through JCennelly and wrote and cabled me about the Phono¬
graph matters.
Yours very truly,
Wn. J. Haraner.
COPY.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
9(. ^.,.J.une....Sr.dr . /SS
Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, N.J. ' ///.^ fe Lf/f %
Dear Sir : - ^ ^
Enclosed is letter received from W.J. Hammer, dated May
22nd. We have marked a passage in the letter with quotation
marks to call your attention to it.
[ENCLOSURE]
May 22nd, 1889.
Francis R. Upton, Esq., Treas. & Gen'l Manager,
Edison La rip Company,
Harrison, N.J.
Hear Sir:-
Enclosed please find my receipt for salary for May 1889
I trust you have made the payments as requested to the German Nat¬
ional Bank. X enclose also a Petty. Cash Memo, up to Aprii 30th
1889 inclusive. I have 'just received a letter from Phi1 Dyer
saying he was to sail next week June 1st, I believe, .The Expo,
keeps open toll twelve at .night now and as we are anxious to get
everything in complete shape the boys are all working extra hours
(without compensation) It is not saying a bit too mush to say the
Edison Depts. are attracting more attention than any exhibits in
the show, we show one phonograph to from five to fiftee n thousand
people per day and I have arrangements completed for handling
many times this.whem Nr. Edison sends us spectacles, cylinders &c '
he cabled me some were on the way after I had cabled four times,
the Phonograph certainly ia the -feature of the Exposition, many
have said so including Gen’l Franklin, Mr. Vanderbilt, ttie Rus¬
sian Minister, Mr. Dredge (Engineering) and many others. Outoault
is Baking me some rough sketches of our Depts. to send you together
with a picture of the new Phonograph Pavillion in the Industrial
Section (now completed and waiting for those slow american phono¬
graphs. Mr. Price Editor of the Elec. Review arrived yesterday
and says the new Phonograph Pavillion is the handsomest thing he
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ever saw and j certainly think I have invested the money wisely
and well especially considering the disadvantage we were put to in
securing a space owing to Col. Gourauds delays, for inside of
forty eight hours after I received the cable from Mr. Edison to
"go ahead" the walls of the pavillion were going tip.
"The Graphaphone Co. are very much exercised over our new
"pavillion which makes their place look like a wood shed, they
"are telling people that Mr. Edison or the Phonograph Co.’ pays
"them 12. for each mach ne made as a royalty is this so ?"
They have about eight graphaphones working we haindle more
people per day with one phonograph- i must close now will write
soon again,
Yours very truly,
Wm. J. Hammer
Copy.
EDISON LAMP CO.,
tM'a,\A,Cb,o-n,, 9[. . J.une....6.th., _ 1889
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
, Laboratory, Orange, N.J.
Lear Sir:-
Enclosed is copy of letter which we have written Mr.
Hammer, which contains copy of his cable to us and our cable to
him.
Yours truly,
EDISON LAMP CO.
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June 6th, 1889,
W. J. Hammer, Esq.,
Paris, Erance,
Dear Sir : -
Your cable as follows received, "Am offered Presidency
of Association American Exhibitors and asked to preside at dinner
to Commission, shall X accept ?■ Y/e cable you. to-day "Accept
with our congratulations". This is done with Hr. Fdison’s ap¬
proval .
Y/e hope that you will fill the position with modesty and
will not increase the sixe of your hat in consequence of the honor
placed tip on you.
Vie most heartily congratulate you upon the honor
conferred iqjon you, for we consider that a great honor has been
given you and know that you will do justice to your own reputation
and- credit to your friends.
Yours very truly,
EDISON LAMP CO,
" By
Treasurer.
Copy.
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Hammer is cutting on in Paris, the hoys are all hard at
work, doing all they can to push things. The whole thing will he
a grand affair, and you must surely arrange to come over. I will
remain here for 10 days or so, and then go to Paris for four or
five days to keep pace with what is going on. Col. Gouraud treat¬
ed Hammer unfairly, and meanly by cabling to Hr. Edison to cable
Hammer not to exhibit his Phonograph in Paris before Mr. (Gouraud)
had given his exhibit and lecture on the 10th inst. Gouraud
borrowed Hammer's Phonog, pretending to need it for some "Ba-^y"
lecture in England, but really to keep it out of Hammers hand's-a
in Paris as long as possible. Hammer dropped into Gaurauds net
beautifully and now feels that G - has played him. X sympathize
with Hammer, because he treated Gouraud in such a fair way, giving
him his lecture to copy and use, and lots of information which is
a help to Gouraud, and told G — in my presence that he had not the
slightest intention of showing the Phonograph in Paris in any
public way, unless in accordance with his (Gourauds) judgement.
That man Gouraud makes me tired, and X feel sure that Mr. Edison
also will be somewhat fatigued before ho gets through with him. Y
Your reme mber two years ago I warned you against Gi lie land. Eor
over four years I advised my brother Dick to look out for Tomlin¬
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1889. Fort Myers (D-89-47)
This folder contains correspondence, property tax receipts, and other
documents pertaining to the maintenance of the homes and properties of
Edison and EzraT. Gilliland at Fort Myers, Florida. Many of the letters are
by William E. Hibble, caretaker of the property.
Approximately 70 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine bills and
receipts regarding goods purchased and services performed at Fort Myers.
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Jan. 4th, 1889.
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E. TV GILLILAND,
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Mr. A. 0. Tate,
Edison's Laboratory,
Orange , M. J .
Dear Sir:-
1 enclose herewith copy of a report from VJn. E. Hibblo,
the, man who is in charge of the Florida property. His first year
ended on May 1st, 1888 and his reporj;, shows disbursements of cash
received, up to the first of the present year. There is due him
from May 1st 1888 to Jan. 1st, 1889, 8 months salary at $50 per
month, $400, and a balance from the previous year of $68.59, total
$468.59. One-third of all his salary from May 1st, 1887 to Jan.
1st, 1889, 80 months, at $50 per month, $1000, should be paid by
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me, in addition to which he has disbursed on my account $886.46
making a total of $569.80. I have paid him during that time $885.
In accordance with what I assume would be Mr. Edison's wishes
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I have notified }.[r. Hibblo that -the accounts would he separated in
the future and that he should look to Mr. Edison for balance due
and his regular salary hereafter.*
If Mr. Edison does not object, Mr. Hibble can continue to
look after my place and I will .pay him one-third of his salary as
heretofore.
According to Hr. Hibble's statement there is due him
from Mr. Edison as follows
Salary 20 months at $50 per month $666.66
Paid oat on account, of Laboratory B51.56
Paid out on acoount of House 305 , 57
122B.79
Cash paid by Mr. Edison 500. 00
Balance duo Hibble from Mr. Edison A72B.79
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter and t;
enclosed report, and greatly oblige.
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M r. E d i s o n,-
In roferenoe to the attached correspondence,
Gan you give me any Information in regard to the error in boundary
lines between your place in Florida and that of Mr. R. S. Douglas?
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new york, Jan. 31st, 1889.
Mr. A. 0. Tute,
Tho Edison Laboratory,
Orange , M.J.
Dear Sir:-
Replying to your favor of recent date, concerning
Florida property, will say that the property of Mr. Douglass does
not adjoin that of Mr. Edison. This was fully explained to Mr
Thomas, the agent of Mr. Douglhass and a plan agreed upon between
Mr. Thomas and myself for straightening out the bounderyyline
The maps and drawings which show the new line as agreed upon; was
left by mo at the Laboratory in Orange, together with some other
papers and drawings concerning the Florida property, which I will
be obliged to you if you will send to me.
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1889. Glenmont (D-89-48)
t ™s f°lder contains correspondence, bills, and other documents relating
to the furnishing and maintenance of Glenmont, Edison’s home in Llewellyn
Park. Included is correspondence from Edwards & Co. pertaining to the
installation of a burglar alarm and bell system. Some of the documents deal
with floor refinishing and covering. There are also letters from E. T. Burrowes
talog rCgardmg 3 Phot°graPh of the house to be included in their sales
All the documents have been filmed except for three printed enclosures
to Burrowes & Co.’s letter of October 7.
Related documents pertaining to miscellaneous household purchases can
be found ,n D-89-09 (Edison, T.A. - Bills and Receipts).
Furpiturs fakers,
Inferior Decopaforj
Architectural
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Dear Madam:- ^
We have been expecting to receive a few lines from
you in relation to what conclusion you have arrived at with regard
to having the additional floors at your house done, and our
Mr. Sayles tells us he has written to you several times on the
sub j ect .
Will you have the kindness to reply to this, and
inform us what you wish to do with reference to the samples and
materials sent you, thus obliging, i
Yours vory truly,
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1889. Mining - General (D-89-49)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
mining and ore milling. Many of the letters are by John Birkinbine, a
consulting mining engineer hired by Edison to evaluate mining properties and
to advise him on related projects. Some of the documents pertain to requests
for information about Edison’s mining and ore milling machinery. Included
also is an undated draft contract in Edison’s hand regarding a proposed Edison
Iron Concentration Co. of New Jersey.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed. The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: blueprints, drawings,
and descriptions of the Siemens & Halske electrolytic process; routine requests
for information and agencies; letters of transmittal and acknowledgement;
duplicate copies of selected documents.
Related documents can be found in D-89-11 (Edison, T.A. - Book and
Journal Orders); D-89-30 (Edison Machine Works - General) and D-89-70
(West Orange Laboratory - Suppliers).
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Philadelphia. January -13th. 1883.-
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Phi la. .Tan. 24, 188:9.
Jno. Birkinbine, Esq.,
Pear Sii-.I-
Since my exceedingly interesting
visii; with yon to Mr. Edi son's Laboratory it has occurred to me
that his remarkable process of separation might be used to advan¬
tage in reducing certain losses in Rolling Mill practice which are
at present endured for want of a p roper cure.
In the Bessemer department tho slag from the Spiegel cupolas
contains often as high ar. HR# Metallic Manganese, part of which is
present I suppose as compound silicate and part as "Shot," which
I think could be readily recovered.
Of course the amount of this slag is comparatively small, but
where a mill has need of e. separator for other purposes the Spicgo
slag could be saved until a snffiei <jvfc. quantity had accumulated to
make it worth while to run it through.
There is too a loss in what is known as "ladle" slag often
amounting to 30# of t Vie Spiegel added in tho converter, -that is
suppose 1.85# Mn. is desired, in the steel to obtain this it would
he/ necessary t.o add an amount of Sniagel 4H# Spiegel equal to 5#
of the metal in the converter (or a proportionally greater amount,
of a lower grade spiegel). Of this amount of Mn. 1.25# goes into
the step! and the remainder combined with various impurities goes
to the slag.
Vlhether it would be possible to separate the Mn. in this con¬
dition I do not know, but it might be interesting to make + ue
trial . J
Then too the "Spittings" from the converter are generally
'carelessly swept up from ground and in most cases are mixed with
• a largo amount of dirt which the separator could undoubtedly rc-
move. Then in the mill the scale and mill cinder is usually col¬
lected in sucl. a way as to contain considerable foreign matter and
as all this material is sent either to tip blast or puddle** fur¬
nace it could be vastly improved by . "Magnet iS-: treatment. " Just .
wlmt the logs in in blast furnaces making Spiegel I do not know,1
but it is 4un reasonable to suppose that the slag will contain from
10 to IS# of Mn. and it would be possible to recover at least d
part of this. • '
fhe Penna. Steel Co. would huvc ull these materials and as
theA"1Ieaclls " in °r Spiegel slags would bo worth from !>25
to SoO it would probably be worth while to make the experimen t. .
VTALHJIM & CO., ■
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Phila. , Pa.
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There are no doubt many other places about individual mills where
separation of desirable from undesirable could bo made- which would
sug;ost thensolves at once to those directly interested, and I
have no doubt but that a little in'ftiry am or if; mill men would
develop many cases similar to those cited.
I am more and more convinced of the practicability of the
separator, and only hope that Vf. jj, TYalbaum ft Oo. w.iU be given
un opportunity to dispose of part at least of the ore products.
Again thanking you for the opportunity you afforded me for
meet ini- Mr. Edison and seeing hi s in tores ting plant I remain
Yours very truly,
( Signed )
1,” Philadelphia.
4.7-4' /PltU<s» c 1 , Cable address, “ Walbauin
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METALS,
IRON ORES,
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Thos.A. Edison Esq.
New Jersey
Dear Sir-
Wo Mo WAILIRAUM <& (C(0o9
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Jan., 29th. . 1889. . '
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b» very Ple.sed t. aak. nw .rr.ngeaent whereby n nau ,ot
Agent, in U.pe.ing t„. pr.4o,t. rr.„ „„
that y#u Will bear us in mind if you deoiie ta sell through brokers
Vaurs Very Truly*
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Edison- laboratory;-
Your fawr otf. the:, 29th. revived ahd In- reply would say that, I; ata a*.- work
Concentration- ah-d expect, to, bring the: draft, of It. over
ioi Orahge: next.- week ah-d confer with. Mr.Bdlsony
I! al" 8lad t0' taow- y°u ha*e: tbs: othea: arrangements, in- hah^if .l;-oah- aid
'OU. in- ah- way .1; expect. to» he: on- hah d prepared toi doi sot-
Yours, He s.pe ot fully;-
.'.Phl'lad9iphlatEehruary:-2n-.-dl889.-
-Orahge;-
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-Ii.ahi.ln’. reoelpti. of _your _,faWor. of. the;- 30th. hit; returning .Mr. MoSlnness’i
-letter .ahd. will. see:, hln. about; the; satoplal for .your .lnapantiori-jItf^purpoBe; is,, to-.
Bone; over, tov the;- IAboratOEy;next; week; with. the_- general jdraft; of. my. paper .on-, the:
lalnetto.oonoentratlon-.of .lron-.ore^whtoh,!:. desire; tovsubnit; tovyou;before;: final
revision-.-, before; fi nail, revision-.; If -Wednesday, or.. Thursday, will. sult;,you.:l;cah-., fix
By; tine; toi suit; your .oon-.wnlenoe;-
;Yours. Truly; •
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Philadelphia;, February. 5th.l889. •
.T. A. Edison; Esq.-
Orahge.
Dear. Sirs
. I. received ai.'letter from Mr W. S-. Mai lory of Chicago:-, asking lor. information
.whtch.yould assist.-. him, in plaoin-g. the: oonoentrate:d.ore-..'Ba:de:.a:t- the: .Humboldt. Bine
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Yours-. Truly.-
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Orahge.- N.-J.-
Dear Sirs . j
I; regret; that; I; was. unable: to; see: you yesterday but. think that; Mr Tate: will
explain- the: suggestions {; made: about; the: .paper,- fla:d I: not; expected to; .confer with !
you ipersonally I; would hate: written- off adesorlption' of the: aftpa'ra'tus^at; the-
Laboratory,- I; trust- that; you- will feel free, to- oritioiseNtthe: .paper in- ahy way;, its j
object- is- to; discuss, .magnetic .concentration- and. your .concentrator.!; suggested to' /
Mr Tate: that; if you thought.- it; advisable: i; would like to; hate: you write: up the: \
o.peration' of the: different; .machines, from the: standpoint- of ah' eleotrloiatt.either !
as. al separate: .paper;, or that; it- be: embodied in- this- paper of which we: could take:
the: authorship .jointly as- you: ipreferi- !
I: am very sorry to; learn that; your work in- the: ore: milling department; is !
Interfered with by; the: illness, of Mr Dioksou-,If my .presence: in; Orahge' will
any a'ssietahce: to; you in- arranging a pro gramme for the: 20thl,or in- looking after |
ahy details'. I; dan- arrange- to- .come: over any day but; tomorrow:, ahd will be: gratified!
be: of service,-:
Yours Truly.- . j
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No. 25 N. E. City Hall Square,
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Philadelphia. February 13th.l889.-
O-.E; Tate: Esq.- : !
Edison-. Laboratory.- , Orahge.- 8.>J.-
Dear Sir:
By same: mill I. spnd you some: oo.pieS':o-f the: description’, of the: Edison'
la'gnetbc Separator:, which' appeared in- the: Iron- Age:,ah-d which. I, thought: would
srobably be:' useful to-, you at; the: meeting of the: Acericah’ Institute: otf Mining
!ngineers'.,at: the: Laboratory.- ’■} . , ,
Yours- Truly; •
OFFICE, IB AND IB BRCAD STREET,
cfy-i* . Feb. 18th. _
Thomas A. Edison, Esq., -(CONFIDENTIAL)
ORANGE, 3. J.
Dear Sir:—
There is a Btrong corporation, both f inane ially, and in
business talent, being formed in this city to furnish electrioal
drills for mining uses. They have already secured control of
the most effective Diamond Rotary Drill in the market,, for all
prospective purposes, eto.
They are now in pursuit of a percussion drill, that shall
meet the requirements, and occupy the position, in rock-drilling,
in connection with heavy raining, tunnel work,etc/ that is now
heldrby their Diamond Drill, in another field.
It has occurred to me, that you might be willing to
offer them terms, upon which in connection with their present drill,
they could secure the one that you have nearly perfected. I
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have been to b* the Exftfutive Director, of this Corporation,
and shall most liJcel^aocept the post. If yon so desire.no per¬
sons but ours elves,, shall Know the nature of your reply to me,aB
none but ourselves know the tenor of this communication. It is a
matter of good deal Of business importance, that I have a pointer
that shall give me a direction, in this matter.
I could to-day insure a sale of SQ® eleotrio percussion
drills, if for the efficiency that I believe yours will be, at
prices ranging from $300.00/ to $500.00 each. -I met Engin¬
eers at the laboratory yesterday, one of whom wishes to install a
plant, that will require at least $100,000. of electrical equip¬
ment. I enclose you blue-print of another installation, where we
shall require about $35,000.00 worth of drills. I would be very
glad, if the problem could be solved by you, so far as the per¬
cussion drill is concerned,by giving me the definite assurance.
of what I could rely upon, in the matter.
Awaiting your early reply,
I am, Truly yours,
cJMp -
JOHN BIRKINBlNEi
No. 25 N. E. City Hall Squaro,
T. A.Edison-.Es'q.-
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Philadelphia. February 19th. 1889. •
, Orahge.- . N./J.-
Dear Sir:1.' • . .
I; have: delayed writing to- you expecting every day to receive: front you:
the: paper whl-oh I; prepared for the: .meeting of the: Americah Institute: of Mining
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Engineers, tomorrow^ fer your revlsion-.lt: ha’s- not; yeti-oome: to- hahd.ahd I therefore:
do: not: know your wishes-.- Mrs. Birklnbine's health has- been- such that, I, have: been-
detained in- the: City, but- 1: hope: toi be: able: to-come over to: the: Laboratory tomor-'
hrow: with^pa'rty of mining engineers.-
I, have: made: sopie: -modifications- to: the: paper ahd when- I; get; to-- the-
Laboratory a: few minutes, conference: will probably make: everything satisfactory;-
Mr.MoGinness. of W. 0. Walba'um % Co:, informs me that: he: has the: .mill scale
^ cinder ready., ahd has. arranged for .convertor spittings.-, -c<|jvertor pit- sla'g.ahd
spiege-1 cupola: slag, whi ch you desired to: experiment: with.-
Yours Truly.-
Dear Sin
I' regret that: I. baa so* little: opportunity to: oonfer with you about: ay
paper. I. therefore: spoke: extewporaheously so- as to- take- time: to-, revise: the natter
with you: for publication;- I; should very muon like: to- spend several hours with
you: in- this revision- so- that: the: paper when- it: goes to- press will be: truly
valuable: to- you.- There, will be: ah edition- of about. 1800 published for members.,-
exchanges;, etc, and in- addition- some: 1400 will be: printed to- be: bound in- with the:
finished Volume: of Tra'nsa'otions.- As a: member I: haVe: the: privilege: of ordering ah
many author's- copies as I. choose: at: the. cost: of printing.- It seems to- me: that. : j
by putting this- .paper in- Awl. shape, it, oah be: widely distributed to- all the: iron-.?
ore: mines., blast: furnaces., etc., ahd present : concentration- to- them in- such a; light- j
as. will be: advantageous.-
I. therefore think it: very importaht; that: we- take up the: matter in- detail !
together.- If it: will suit: you I; will come: over soma: tins next: weak.- We: should J
embrace: a! discussion- of magnetism as- it- affects the- action-. of your own- alvd other I
separators.,-
I- think it. wall also- to- s ketoh in- a general way your Investigations of
various forms of separators., to- show that: your present.- arrange neat:, is the: result: 1
of thorough study of the various- methods proposed by others-. •
Every one: was delighted with the: Concentrator., and the visit; to- the: . j
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Laboratory in- general.- I; thlnk^ow is- the: time: to; make: the: results generally knowt
Yours Truly.- !
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I have just returned from quite an interesting visit to Canada, which I
fell disposed to bslieve is the initiative measure for the erection of blast
furnaces for the use of magnetic iron ore. The deposit which it is proposed to
work is very rich ore, the drawback being sulphur, but as sopn as an industry is
established I think there are a number of lean ores in the vicinity which can be
nade .available by concentration. ].
I>had an opportunity while in Ottawa to describe your separator to Sir
John. McDonald premier. Hon Mackenzie Bowel 1 'Sinister of Customs. Hon. tf.G.Perley M.P.
31 r James Grant and others, and I find that they are to a certain extent familiar j.
Kith the experiments you have been making' with the Canadian .McKee ores.
I regretted very much that I was unable to see you before going to Canada i
is, I wished to advise you as to the results of the experiments which were made
■/ith the Monarch and Kenstrom machines at Port Henry. I feel confident that the !
Sdison machine will do what neither of the others have done, and I would strongly i
irge upon you making such an experiment as would demonstrate this. I regret the j
^understanding which seems to exist in your mind regarding Messers Witherbees, r
Sherman & Co., and say frankly to you that I know- of no one SHvn^UVom I would
irefer carrying on operations than that firm.
I have not .yet received the proof of our paper on “Iron Ore Concentration
>ut as soon as 'it comes I will bring it over and confer with you, or .1 will come
iver at any time when I can be of service.. i
A letter has been referred, to. me from a party in Blacksburg S.C.who are 1
desirous of becomine costed - - . .. 'X S
Yours Trul ^
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RAILROAD SUPPLIES,
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wtf South Fourth Street ,
OTWMpe May, 10 th. 2889
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Laboratory of Thos.A» Edison Ebi
Ore Milling
Gentlemen
We have recently received an inquiry from S0j
-lina in regard to the eost of a plant ^complete foj
We quote from their lettei/^ fol/f
ores are le
founs in TaLese st^te\i
What will be Vhe entiL
both hapd^and soft
of pl-dnt to concentrate
tons daily
also increased\cost Ao concentrate 300 to 300 > tons da\/ly and what
do you «ttat.W«4 cost of J^S^tssuminK or, deliv-
-ered at seperater/C - Include cost of Inotiv9 power _n est._
-mate and give H.P. of engine required to operate 50, 100 and 200
ton plants. ‘
Kindly give us this information and we will send it forward prompt
-ly to our correspondents. We think we might be able to sell quite
a number of plants and would be pleased to hear from you in regard
to some arrangement whereby we either might represent you in a cer-
-taitf district or receive a commission on any sales negoiatea
through us. j
We have called upon Mr. Birfcbinbine several times recently but have
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206 South Fourth Street ,
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Awaiting your reply we remain.
Yours Very Truly.
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T.A.Edli
Orange. N.J.
Dear Sir:
Kr BlrklnMne bas re<3“«ted me me to inform you that two gentlemen who
- largely Interested in the Lake Superior Iron ore districts, wished to see y,
re concentrating machine, and if it suits their convenience he will bring them
ver on Saturday, Incase that date is not satisfactory, then at some subsequent
lme when they can go.
Yours Truly.
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Dear Sirs
I regret that I did not see you when at the Laboratory on Saturday
-*u«l I would have waited had I been certain that I oould have seen you. My
expectation is to go West about the 15th of the month and as you stated that
you proposed after you had the Bechtelsvllle plant in operation making a oomraer-'
olal test of say 50 tons or so of Port Henry ore, I would like If you still
desire to have it done, to arrange to have the ore sent there prior to my
departure. I think an arrangement could be made whereby the resultant concent1
trate oould be disposed of, so- as to oompensate you for running i£ through the - .
works., and have the nre return something to Messers Wither bees, Sherman & Co.
T.A.Edlson.Esq.
Orange. N.J.
Dear Slit
Messers Sherman S C0i have sent me the proof for final revision of the
peper .on .riroh-.Ore- Concentration”' upon which your name; end mine appear as
Joint authors, and stated that if .1 desired extra copies I most enter the order
at once. I have ordered 100 for distribution among .my friends, and will gladly
enpply you with part of mlne,.hut If you wish any number please let s* know at |
onee end I will put In the order. Ke only have to pay for the cost of printing and|
the paper
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As ,1 find, that it is .essential that . I attend .aumeeting., in .Bulntb .ndktp
week, and. as I maybe somewhat detained^ I fear that .1 will not^h^ve^an c^ortunlty
of seeing, you. before, you: sail, for -France, which.. I "understood -.ypu wouiIl dokwH
August., 1st. . , I. therefore .wish .that .you.v/ouldadvise .me . as . to . anty:,d7a,tjLrs Jfcliich
you. think;. I should. give attention, to .especially, doing yaur^absence^and also”
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communicate .with .anyone: in.your . siekd^w^ftie-1 ycjtSOTe.away.
investigating, auehanoe. for concentration. which. sj-riltias me favorably
lin. Maryland, and. am, promised^maps, and: samples .of. the .material. .It the deposit
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state .if you .wish a
. turns -out. as. reported, to. me* it ..will. pay. someone, to. take ,up;tbe.,properties:and
;work;them. .The .ore: is :repor ted. as. oocnrring-.ke. crystals ;of .magnetite: in: a. soft
. sands tone, whi ch. disintegrates:so vteadi-ly: as. to, cause .considerable; deposits:of
. maghetio. sands:along. the: stream. beds. -.As: soon :as. I. get all:the:.data:in sbapevso-
-that , you. oan.beiwell-.postedvj :will .pra&ent.. it .to .you: for .your-.oonsi deration.
tI. spent:a.day.lately;at;the' Cornell.. Min-esiand:.badi.a.. -long. talk:.on
concentration ..wltb.Mr-.Boyd: the Manager;. who: was-.rather: skeptical. upon:theUoonomic
. results. I . think .1 .demonstrated. to. him .however the.! act. that . there. was. a. decided
.advantage. to. the Cornwall .Oiie. Banks Co.i, in concentrating. tbeir.leaner ..ores; and.he
f inally: stated, that .he-, would-, like. to. have another, test .made;: and.. I. suggested: that
-it .would.,be.we-ll.to. have. a. test. made.on.a. thoroughly Commefccial. scale, passing
tons, instead. of .pounds, and., that .he. should. he .present, to see.^he..operation.
What .would , you. think. of. the.iplan.of having him. send.say.lO.tons.of aach. grade
of -bre£tbis. would-be, 40 .or .50. tons. In. all] to the .Beohtelsvllle.plant;, passing
it. through, at. a. time .when .Mr; Boyd .could. be., there, ;af ter .you.bad.made ;your
.prellminary-experimenis^tjjbe. resultant ..concentrate:, being., sold. to. the ;furnaoes;.and
whatever .was. received. above. tbfe;frefgbts;.and::Cost . of .concentration: to . be: divided :
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between . the . Cor nwali-.Or e Banks- Co^and ;yoursei f ; or - i f -. you :pref er ;pald. to; the
Cornwall Ore. Banks Co. think. this .woul d. demonstrate . that iConcentratlon.woul d
.^ayi; and. at Cornwall. the ,process-Oould-be,oarrled.on.on-a.very-large-seale. At
you. wi ll . let . me ..know .your . wishes : in- the .matter .T .wi 11 .endeavor . to . work, a .plan . up
while.you. are. absent. .You.never .advised.me.es. to.the 'test .of .the.Port. Henry .ores
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thich I enclose;;and say . that .be wil 1 . del ay . a reply, to-, the. letter until he .knows
hat. you desire. him. to-, say. You .oan;eltberadvlse.hlmat.tbis office. or. at. the
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John Blrkinblne.Esq.
Philadelphia. Pa.
Dear Sirs
In your artiole contributed at the February meeting to the "American
Institute of Mining Engineers” you mention incidentally on page 16^ that. the
"Edison- Concentrator ” . "with a modification” has b:cen used in treating gold ores.
As a fellow member of .the above .Institute, and as,,an old " miner” I
take . the liberty of asking you where, and .on what olass of gold ores, the conoentra-'
tor was used.and also if it proved successful. .1 know at present of but one class!
of so- called gold ores where its use might be of advantage, J refer to the so-' |
called "black sand mines" found on and near the sea coast of California. The i
fine black sand on. the beaok and further in the interior in layers from one foot !
to six feet in depth, contains quite an appreciable quantity of very fine gold and I
a large quantity of magnetic iron. i I
Some years ago I took over from France a machine called the ;" extractor!
7arin" consisting of two- bands, arranged one above the other, containing permanent i
uagnets, and working much as. the Wenstro Separator, except. that the magnetio and j
idhering particles were spwpt off the barrel. by a revolving brush. Jt worked well,!
but necessitated the i drying of. the sand.whioh coat. too- much . to make the matter |
practical.. Edison's . separator. Is. Just, what is . needed for that, but we have many \%
. )ther . ores whlch- when .crushed .need separating-.-or-ConoentTating . before- being j
. treated, and as I desire to-. keep up with all the latest inventions .or discoveries j .
)f the day in these .particulars I have written. this note for a little information L
from you as to what .Class or ;Charaoter .of ores a .been applied. l|>
I afi^jj^orarny in. Europe .for. the' benefit, of my family, and whilS here
im looking into- all that is scientific and useful, especially, in. the mining line, i-
Signed. Yours Truly. J
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United Edison Manufacturing Company,
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Thos- A. Edisai, Esq.,
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handling the business which you wish followed.
Truly, yours ,
Gen'l Manager.
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Philadelphia. October 31st. 1889.- '(Z
/ T. A. Edison; Esq. <jr'1
Orange.- N.O!;-
Dear .Sir:
I:. called . on- Mr. McLeod today in. reference. to . the Putnam County propariy-
of .the Philadelphia. & Reading Coal .& I ton- Co; but. was. unable to. see .him I: will try-
again1 tomorrow;.-
I: enclose you notice . of a foreclosure . sale of the furnace. at- Cold Spring
N. Y.;. located, on -the Hudson River nearly opposite. West-. Point; and. about; 6 miles
. from the Reading. Company ’6 ore property; I: made. some. inquiries in- regard, tq, the
matter -from; those interested, but- find. thatthe. sale is .made .to-.proteot.a'. claim of ■
.airout,$S5,000,.and I: presume . if it: is- bid up. In- the neighborhood. of $50,000 they
will: let .it; go;: I: doubt, however very much: whether it . will- be bid . up, and if the
property .remains, praotioally . in- the hands, of the present; ownere;.I: think an
. arrangement; oould.be made to- operate .the .furnace .on- Joint: account- or.. possibly to;
lease. . it;.and. It ain , very, sure they;. would. not . refuse .aiv.of fer.of .$50, 000. for.it.-
-Ih- ah- interview;. with . Mr; Pullmah-.todajr. he stated. that . anthracite coal
. could .be; delivered, at-. the. furnace, for .$3.75 . per ton; donnellsvi lie coke $4.75 per I
ton;- I: think .tbe .brown-.hematite.could.be obtained, to\ralx with your magnetites .for
the- production-.of.foundry.lron-. for. $3.60 per ton;- Limestone .costs. 90. cents a.ton- j
ahd.l: think at, present-foundry. .iron-.could be made .there for .$1 4; 50. per ton;:
T. have . written-.. to; Mr; Lee In- regard toythe Catoctin-. proper ty. and as -. soon-
I; hear . .froi]. him-. I. will .advise you as to . visiting .it.- j
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FORECLOSURE SALE.
WEST POINT FURNACE COMPANY,
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Philadelphia, November : 2nd. 1-889. •
.T.'AlEdison'.Esq.'
iOrange. :.n; j:
Dear -. Sir:
I.' batae:. just -.received, a'., letter, from, Mr. Lee, ahd.tbe:.prograhTre; we; could
.follow., cut;.-in';vlsl ting. .the:.Catoctln-_ Furnace, property, would. .be^about.. as-. f ollows. •
Leave ; Eb 1 Idde Iph 1 a: abou t a 1 . P ; M ii; arrivlng.in-.. Baltimore; In; time1., to; leave, there
;at'.4iP;M;;.arrivinp,’ at . Meobahlostown.aboutL6iP;M.’ Drive to: Mr.Walscbef.6- bouse wbor
where;. you; would..bave: supper; and' stay; all ' night.; Leave; the . property; afcobt: 4t 30'
PiMithe :next .day;ahd. arrive, in; Philadelphia. about; 9; Pi M.
.Yours Truly.-
. Philadelphia;. November . 5tb. 1889.-
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.Orange.- ..•Htiv
Dear ..Sirs
. I.‘:ain in-.: reoel^t.of. ai telegrain:. from. Mr. tee: stating. that. the., parties. show
Mfe would., desire ..to: meet., at; tbe.Catoctin; Maryland., iron-, proper ty . are . not.-, at:, hone,. I'
. therefore: presume.: it;, will. be impracticable- to:, gov there, this .week. : II. will. keep
. you .posted, as;, to. what:. I!: bear ..from: there. •
PhIladelphia.-Novembar'.:6tb;1889. ■
r-ln' re°eipt . of ’..your telegram, asking.; i f . I. could, accompany- you. .on
Thursday, or.-. Friday .to: Putnam, County .New: York, ultras : I' am. about leaving.; for: Port.
Henry; bad:. I:, received It-., earlier this corning; I, 'would have. changed my arrangement
and: if I ;flnd: I: can . do: so- will wire , you from New York; It would suit. me. better .to-,
go: on. Saturday orvMonday than- on-.. the days you name, 'for • when- r. beard. fro»-.Mr:Lee.
that it. was unnecessary to’ make the visit to- Maryland . this week. I- made other
.-rangements, but. I=. wi-H -do-my -best -to .meet . you -on'. Friday. .1=. presume -we -had -better
jmeet at -tbe-Grand -Central -Depot, -and -I -cah’-ba -there as -early -as -7 -o'-block.
■Yours^Truly. ^ . >
Orange, NvJ.’
■’ Dear. Sir:
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Will endeavor to accortpany yea Friday. Will te Is graph
definitely f ran Port Henry to-mor-now. .
J ohn Birkinbine..
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Philadelphia. November 26th. 1889.*
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I: have: your inquiry concerning the mines of the Philadelphia! & Reading
C6al & Iron- Co;:in- j?uinam County , N.T.; and in; reply would say that: immediately
after our visit: there, I: called on Mr.O'Brien; and discussed the matter fully-
with him.- He stated that.- the Company were: much more anxious, to: sell, than- to-,
lease. • After sol net over the matter thoroughly with him I: found that: I; knew a! '
Meat: deal more about: the- property than- the present, officers, of the Company; ahd j
before fixing a! price on- the property be asked. for time to- look up the: matter, -j
set. the maps, and other data' which the Company have.- This I: considered would be a: j
Rood plan; for it: would give you more reliable information- than’ we eould secure !
in- any other way-.-
15 oniv thIs' A. M. received an- answer from the Company which is. as. follows. J
The- Philadelphia:- & Reading Coal- & Iron- Co; will eive- U8. the privilege- of .'
examining all; maps, reports, etc, <*hd place all the information- it: has in- our hands .-j
After aoina over these the Company will consider any proposition- either to-, lease. :
)r rent the property, but: have no- price- fixed either for lease or rental.-
Mr. O’Brien- also- says he will be glad. to: po< to- Orange- to: meet: you, or
loin’ us. in- a: visit: to- the- property. •
I’ ff0U'ld ha^ reported to: you in- full- laht: week, but: I: received a! telegram
from your Laboratory; asking where I: could be communicated with.and have been-
In- dolly, anticipation’ of hearing from you; or I: would otherwise have been- over to: : ••
see you.; I: have- pushed the matter as-, fast.- as- was practicable, without: showing’ aby' |
indue anxiety; which would cause the; of ficers of the P & R C' S, I: Co: to- Imagine- j
that yon were in- need of the oropertv.
' The plah' Bhicb r’ 8»west: IS as. follows, but; before actinp' upon: :
| it; I; desire to- know: if it; meets/ your approval.' j
1st. I: ah, to; obtain- /from the P & R C & I: Co-, all maps, reports, analyses, j
| and other. inAWtlon eonoer^AiB the property, which tbe.7 have.' /.!
2nV'I; am to; sc@ver these papers, thoroughly; so; as. .to; be able to; ' -
I report: to; yoAbeir oontJs, and prepare an- abstract: Bivins the' extent; of the
I property, development, of y\y,e ore upon; Hi with copies, of analyses, etc, ■
Srd. l; will |hen' come to> Orange at; such time as. you wish brinsinstih'e
Abstract, ap the- or istial papers for consultation' with you; when- we can- formulate:'
1 some sorter *» pr<Wiiion< for either the- purchase, or lease, or both of the:
JWty^ A propA.on such, that. lt.„m be practically your ultimatum, based j
| u^pn' the ., most- complete data! obtainable.
^C 4tb. If -you should consider another visit.- advisable I: can- arrahRe to, |
J^pve Mr oVie^fempahy you, and probably also- Mr. Luther, under whose direction-1
’ the exj^oltation- of the mine was carried forward.'
^ It 2* AyMftO'Brien- reported that; Mr. McLeod was not; prepared to; fix a!
^valu^onWty property or to; name- a’ price at- which it; could be leased, I: did
>WtWnk lUa nr view of the fact that he had collected the maps and reports, i
V to*M*r to* Blve any intimation- as to- what you would probably do; • I: doubt, if .
any body .lust; now is- lookinw at; the property besides yourself, ahd I; thousht; it,-
was- best, under the circumstances, to- take advantage of the additional information-
which is. now obtainable. Please advise- me if I: shall carry out the programme as. '
above outlined, and also let me know if yOU propose makins the trip to Maryland
shortly.- It yon are throush with the- papers. concerning the Minnesota' property,
’ Wl11 y0U ^se' return- them to- me; sc that I; carr send them back to- the proper
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ENCLOSURES
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27 Park Place. P. O. Box 183.1.
New York, U. S. A.,. . Deoember 6th»
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Tlie New Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Co.,
Menlo Park, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
I have just noticed the organization of your company for the
purpose of concentrating loan^re that will not pay for transpor¬
tation to such a degree that it will be a marketable product.
Now as there are a great many deposits of just such ore all over
this country which are being left unworked because the cost of con¬
centration is too great I would like to call your attention to the
advantages offered by the Journal as an advertising medium through
which to bring your company to the attention of people likely to
be interested. Suppose you try a card like that of the Hubert
Mining Company which is a very attractive advertisement and costs
only $204. for a year, and $118. for six months.
We will be greatly pleased if you will send us some partiou-
lars about^your magnetic ore separator^ and if you will give this
matter your favorable consideration.
I inclose schedule of our advertising rates and a little book
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Tron co”tains correspondence regarding the business of the Edison
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relaHnl to C°£pany S Michigan ore milling plant. There are also letters
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Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed The
following categories of documents have not been filmed: routine
stockStranfferse regardmg meetin§ announcements, stock assessments, and
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C/0 Labratory, Orange NVJv
Dear Sir;
I herewith enclose you the papers for your subscription
to capital stock of the Edison Concentrating Co., as per new
arrangement wo made in regard to the stock when you were here
during the Holidays.
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capital stock at $L15ooo.oo . You will please sig n your name
and shares wanted and then forward papors on to E.B. Malory,
Baltimore, Maryland for his signature-
1 understand from Walters last letter that things are
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Pear Brothers -
I ani in receipt of a letter from W.S.Mallory advising me
that he still fails to get the satisfactory results that we must
have from the, Concentrating machine- in Michigan in order" to
make our product saleable, and profitable for us to handle.
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he has carried out'.to the best of his ability all the pointers
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fully done hi .s best to produce a satisfactory product but
absolutely fails to get a concentrate that will reach an aver¬
age of a> % which he claims he must have before me pan make any
money. , j"
Now, the question is with us nhether it is really not
the duty of the. Parent Company to send a man up to Humbolt , Mich
igan and put our machine in shape there so that it will produce
the result that we must have from it and nhioh the Parent Co.,
have g uaranteed could be done; in other words, we as a sub com¬
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the Parent Co., are duty bound to protect us in making us good
for our out-lay or send parties to Humbolt who can operate the
machine and make it bring forth the guaranteed results.
Walter is now pretty badly stuck and has written us
whether he better not shut down the mill and discharge the men
until we can get a reply from you advising us what to do.
We have wired Walter to the aff ett that we would immed¬
iately write to you and get your advises and then wire him; so
please let us hear from you promptly on receipt of this letter
so that we can avoid losing any further time and money.
With kindest regards to all the family, X am,
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